Sandal Maker, Tomb of Rekhmire
ca. 1504–1425 B.C.
Medium
Paper, tempera paint, ink
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in); w. 30.5 cm (12 in), scale 1:1, framed: h. 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in); w. 33.7 cm (13 1/4 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Rekhmire (TT 100), leather work, sandal
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.6.26
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling workshops of ancient Egypt with *Sandal Maker, Tomb of Rekhmire a meticulous facsimile capturing a craftsman at work from the New Kingdom 18th Dynasty (ca 1504–1425 B.C.). This vivid scene hails from the grand tomb of Rekhmire a powerful vizier and mayor of Thebes, located in Luxor's Sheikh Abd el-Q necropolis. Tomb paintings like this one served a profound purpose: to magically ensure the deceased's eternal comfort by depicting everyday trades and provisions, from food production to skilled artisanship. Here, the sandal maker bends over his tools, embodying the precisio...
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...