Statue of Deified Amenhotep I
A.D. 1922; original ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Facsimile H. 65.5 cm (25 13/16 in.); w. 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.); scale 1:1; Framed H. 69.2 cm (27 1/4 in.); w. 45.4 cm (17 7/8 in.)
Classification
Facsimile, Panehsy (TT 16), Amenhotep I, palanquin, sphinx; Drink-and-be-Merry
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite facsimile, titled *Statue of Deified Amenhotep I*, captures the divine reverence for one of ancient Egypt's revered pharaohs. Created in 1922 by Nina de Garis Davies, pioneering artist renowned for her meticulous watercolor copies of Egyptian tomb decorations, it replicates a New Kingdom wall painting from Dynasty 19 (ca. 1279–1213 B.C.). Rendered in tempera on paper at a 1:1 scale (65.5 x 41.5 cm), the work preserves the original's vibrant colors and intricate details, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Egyptian Art department through the Rogers Fund of 1930. Amenh...
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...