Delegation of Foreigners, Tomb of User
ca. 1479–1450 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on Paper
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 40 cm (15 3/4 in); w. 64 cm (25 3/16 in), scale 1:1, framed: h.
Classification
Facsimile, User (TT 131), foreigners
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.95
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of ancient Egypt with *Delegation of Foreigners* from the Tomb of User a stunning facsimile capturing a New Kingdom Dynasty 18 scene (ca. 1479–1450 B.C.). This lively wall painting, faithfully reproduced at 1:1 scale, depicts a procession of foreignitaries bearing tribute—exotic goods, animals, and luxury items—to an Egyptian elite. Such scenes were staples in Theban tombs, celebrating the deceased's status and Egypt's far-reaching influence during its imperial golden age under pharaohs like Thutmose III and Amenhotep II. Artistically, the original tomb painting ex...
About the Artist
Nina de Garis Davies|Norman de Garis Davies · 1881–1965
Nina de Garis Davies, born Anna Macpherson Cummings on January 6, 1881, in Salonika, Greece, to English-Scottish parents Cecil J. Cummings and Sarah Macintosh Tannoch, showed early artistic talent as the eldest of three daughters. After her father's death in 1894, the family relocated to Scotland and then London, where she trained at the Slade School of Art. In 1906, at age 25, a holiday trip to E...