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Netting Birds, Tomb of Khnumhotep

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1897–1878 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Netting Birds, Tomb of Khnumhotep
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: Middle Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 12
  • Reign: reign of Amenemhat II
  • Date: ca. 1897–1878 B.C.
  • Geography: Original from Egypt, Middle Egypt, Beni Hasan, Tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3), MMA graphic expedition
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: facsimile: h. 101 cm (39 3/4 in); w. 260 cm (102 3/8 in)
    Scale 1:1
    framed: h. 104.1 cm (41 in.); w. 264.5 cm (104 1/8 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1933
  • Object Number: 33.8.18
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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