Djehuty and his Mother Receiving Offerings, Tomb of Djehuty
1907–1908; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Facsimile: H. 46.2 × W. 51 cm (18 3/16 × 20 1/16 in.); Framed: H. 47.7 × W. 52.1 cm (18 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.); Scale 4:7
Classification
Facsimile, Djehuty (TT 45), offering scene
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.5.8
Tags
Art Historical Context
This facsimile captures a poignant scene from the Tomb of Djehuty, an official who lived during Egypt’s New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (ca. 1427–1400 B.C.). Painted in tempera on paper by Norman de Garis Davies between 1907 and 1908, it shows Djehuty seated beside his mother as they receive offerings—an enduring motif meant to sustain the deceased in the afterlife. The original wall painting, now preserved through this careful copy, reflects the period’s refined artistic conventions, with elegant figures, hieroglyphic inscriptions, and a harmonious balance of color and line. Davies, a pioneering Egy...
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...