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North Side of the West Wall of Nakht's Offering Chapel

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
1908–1914; original ca. 1410–1370 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: North Side of the West Wall of Nakht's Offering Chapel
  • Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
  • Artist: Lancelot Crane (British, 1880–1918)
  • Artist: Francis Sydney Unwin (British, 1885–1925)
  • Artist: Hugh R. Hopgood , baselines l–m
  • Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: later reign of Amenhotep II–mid-reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: 1908–1914; original ca. 1410–1370 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Nakht (TT 52), chapel, west wall, north side [PM (6)], MMA Graphic Section, 1907–1914
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: Framed: H. 194.3 cm (76 1/2 in.); w. 203.8 cm (80 1/4 in.); th. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
    Scale: 1:1
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
  • Object Number: 15.5.19e, l–m
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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