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Facsimile of the paintings on the east wall of the burial crypt in the tomb of Khety

First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom
ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Facsimile of the paintings on the east wall of the burial crypt in the tomb of Khety
  • Artist: Charles K. Wilkinson
  • Period: First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 11
  • Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
  • Date: ca. 2051–2000 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: facsimile: h. 55.4 cm (21 13/16 in); w. 98.5 cm (38 3/4 in), Scale 1:4, framed: h. 61 cm (24 in); 106 cm (41 3/4 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.105.34
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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