Decorated Doorway to North Chapel, Tomb of Puyemre
A.D. 1917; original ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on Paper
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 61 cm (24 in); w. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in); scale 1:10; framed: h. 64.5 cm (25 3/8 in); w. 38.1 cm (15 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Puyemre (TT 39), interior, door
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.15
Tags
Art Historical Context
This tempera-on-paper facsimile captures a decorated doorway from the north chapel of the Tomb of Puyemre, a high official who served during Egypt’s New Kingdom, Dynasty 18. Created in 1917 by the renowned Egyptologist Norman de Garis Davies, the work reproduces the original carving and painting at a 1:10 scale, preserving delicate hieroglyphs and architectural details that would otherwise remain accessible only within the tomb itself. Davies’s careful technique allows modern viewers to appreciate the precise lines and vibrant colors of the ancient design. The original doorway, dating to the ...
About the Artist
Norman de Garis Davies · 1865–1941
Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941) was a British Egyptologist and archaeological artist whose meticulous copies of ancient Egyptian tomb paintings constitute one of the most important records of pharaonic art ever made. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, he originally trained for the ministry before being drawn into Egyptology through his involvement with the Egypt Exploration Fund in the 1890...