Funeral Boat, Tomb of Haremhab
1912; original ca. 1295–1070 BC
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Facsimile H. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); w. 45 cm (17 11/16 in) scale 1:1 Framed H. 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in); w. 49.2 cm (19 3/8 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Haremhab (TT 207), mourning
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.5.7
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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...