Nakhtamun's Funeral Procession, Tomb of Nakhtamun
ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in); w. 159 cm (62 5/8 in); scale 1:1; framed: h. 61.6 cm (24 1/4 in); w. 161.9 cm (63 3/4 in), th. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Nakhtamun (TT 341), funeral
Period
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.8.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking facsimile captures a funeral procession from the tomb of Nakhtamun, a priest who lived during Egypt’s New Kingdom, Dynasty 19 (ca. 1279–1213 B.C.). The scene shows mourners, priests, and attendants guiding the coffin by boat along the Nile, accompanied by animals and offerings. Hieroglyphic inscriptions and ritual objects emphasize the Egyptians’ careful preparations for the afterlife, reflecting deep beliefs in rebirth and eternal sustenance. Created by Nina de Garis Davies in tempera on paper at exact 1:1 scale, the work preserves vivid details from the original Ramesside wall...
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...