Davies

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: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Beni Hasan, Tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3), MMA graphic expedition 1931 (probably)

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.)

 

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