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Sennedjem and Iineferti in the Fields of Iaru

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1922; original ca. 1300–1224 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
The east wall of Sennedjem's vaulted crypt is decorated with a vignette that illustrates spell number 110 in the Book of the Dead. Here, in a facsimile painted in the tomb, Sennedjem and his wife, Iineferti, are shown harvesting grain, sowing seeds, and pulling flax in the abundant fields of the next world.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sennedjem and Iineferti in the Fields of Iaru
  • Artist: Charles K. Wilkinson
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: original Dynasty 19
  • Reign: reign of Ramesses I–Ramesses II
  • Date: 1922; original ca. 1300–1224 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, MMA Graphic Section, 1922; Original Deir el-Medina, Tomb of Sennedjem (TT 1), PM plan (9) I–IV
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Facsimile H. 54 cm (21 1/4 in); W. 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in); Framed H. 58.1 cm (22 7/8 in); W. 88.6 cm (34 7/8 in)
    scale 1:2
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1930
  • Object Number: 30.4.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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