Offering Procession and Netting Fowl, Tomb of Djari
Unknown Artist
ca. 2050–2000 B.C.
Medium
Ink on Paper
Dimensions
h. 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in); w. 71.5 cm (28 1/8 in) - as mounted, scale 1:3, framed: h. 43.2 cm (17 in); w. 73.7 cm (29 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Djari (TT 366), offerings, netting fowl
Period
First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession Number
INST.1979.2.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into ancient Egypt with *Offering Procession and Nettingowl* from the Tomb of Djari, a captivating ink-on-paper reproduction (scale 1:3) of wall scenes dating to ca. 2050–2000 B.C. Created during Dynasty 11, spanning the First Intermediate Period to the early Middle Kingdom, this artwork captures the Theban elite's vision of eternity. Djari, likely a high official, commissioned such tomb decorations to magically sustain his ka (spirit) in the afterlife through vivid depictions of daily rituals and provisioning. The composition bursts with life: a procession of men bearing offerings of fo...