Detail from a Hunting Scene Including a Hyena, Tomb of Intef
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
H. 38 cm (14 15/16 in); w. 64 cm (25 3/16 in)
Classification
Facsimile, hyena, hunt, Intef (TT 155)
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.6.36
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of ancient Egypt with this exquisite *Detail from a Hunting Scene Including aena* from the Tomb of Intef, faithfully reproduced by Nina de Garis. Dating to the New Kingdom's Dynasty 18 (ca. 1479–1458 B.C.), the original wall painting adorned the Theban tomb of Intef, a high-ranking official. Such hunting scenes were a staple of elite tomb art, symbolizing the deceased's mastery over nature, vitality in the afterlife, and harmony with the wild—here, a hyena adds a thrilling touch of ferocity amid hunters and prey. Nina de Garis Davies, a pioneering 20th-century Egyp...
About the Artist
Nina 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...