Gifts from the Keftiu, Tomb of Rekhmire
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on Paper
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 45 cm (17 11/16 in); w. 65 cm (25 9/16 in), scale 1:1, framed: h.
Classification
Facsimile, Rekhmire (TT 100), offerings, Keftiu
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.85
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of ancient Egypt with *Gifts from the Keiu*, a meticulous facsimile of a wall painting from the Tomb of Rekire (TT100) in Thebes, dating to the New Kingdom's 18th Dynasty (. 1479–1425 B.C.). Rekhmire, a powerful vizier under pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhot II, is depicted receiving luxurious tribute from the Keftiu—likely Minoan emissaries from Crete. These foreigners, rendered in distinctive Minoan attire with long hair, colorful kilts, and intricate jewelry, present ornate vessels, textiles, and metalwork, symbolizing Egypt's far-reaching trade networks and dipl...
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...