Ipuy and Wife Receive Offerings from Their Children (substantially restored)
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
framed: h. 51.1 cm (20 1/8 in); w. 77.2 cm (30 3/8 in) facsimile: h. 47.5 cm (18 11/16 in); w. 74 cm (29 1/8 in) scale 1:3
Classification
Facsimile, restored, Ipuy (TT 217), offering, seated couple
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.114
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite facsimile captures a poignant scene from ancient Egypt’s New Kingdom, created during the Ramesside period of Dynasty 19. Norman de Garis Davies, a pioneering Egyptologist and artist, rendered the original tomb painting in tempera on paper at one-third scale, preserving the vibrant colors and intricate details of a funerary offering ritual. In the composition, the tomb owner Ipuy and his wife sit before their children, who present food, drink, and other necessities believed essential for the afterlife. Hieroglyphs accompany the figures, invoking blessings and recording their iden...
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...