Ceiling on the South Side of Nakht's Offering Chapel

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom

Norman de Garis Davies

1914–1915; original ca. 1410–1370 BCE

Not on view

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Title: Ceiling on the South Side of Nakht's Offering Chapel
Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)
Period: Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: later reign of Amenhotep II–mid-reign of Amenhotep III
Date: 1914–1915; original ca. 1410–1370 BCE
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Nakht, TT 52, chapel, ceiling, MMA Graphic Section, 1914-1915
Medium: Tempera on paper
Dimensions: L. 107 cm (42 1/8 in.); w. 88 cm (34 5/8 in.); scale 1:1
not framed
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Object Number: 15.5.19o
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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