South Wall of Nakht's Offering Chapel
1908–1910; original ca. 1410–1370 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Framed: 170.2 cm (67 in.); w. 163.8 cm (64 1/2 in.); th. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) Scale: 1:1
Classification
Facsimile, TT 52, false door, offerings
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession Number
15.5.19c
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of ancient Egypt with this stunning full-scale facsimile of the *South Wall of Nakht Offering Chapel*. Created around 1410–1370 B.C. during Egypt's New Kingdom (Dyn 18), the original wall adorned the tomb chapel of Nakht, a high-ranking official whose eternal provisions were vividly depicted in colorful scenes of offerings, rituals, and daily life. These paintings, typical of Theban tomb art, ensured the deceased's (ka) received sustenance forever, blending religious devotion with artistic realism. In 1908–1910, Egyptologists Norman de Garis Davies, Lancelot Crane,...