North Wall of Nakht's Offering Chapel
1909–1910; original ca. 1410–1370 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Framed: H. 158.8 cm (62 1/2 in.); w. 153.7 cm (60 1/2 in.); th. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) Scale: 1:1
Classification
Facsimile, TT 52, north wall, offering scenes, Nakht, Tawy
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.5.19f
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of ancient Egypt with this full-scale facsimile of the *North Wall of Nakht Offering Chapel*, meticulously recreated by British artist Lancelot Crane 1909–1910 using tempera on paper. original paintings adorn the tomb chapel of Nakht, a high-ranking scribe and astronomer under Pharaohs like Thutmose IV or Amenhotep III (ca. 1410–1370 B.C.), in Luxor’s Theban necropolis. Dating to Egypt’s New Kingdom, Eighteenth Dynasty, these walls served a sacred purpose: ensuring eternal offerings and provisions for Nakht’s afterlife through vivid depictions of rituals, food beare...