The King with Isis, Tomb of Haremhab
A.D. 1910–1911; original ca. 1323–1295 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Facsimile H. 62.5 cm (25 5/8 in); w. 33 cm (13 in) Scale unknown Framed H. 64.8 cm (25 1/2 in); w. 35.9 cm (14 1/8 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Haremhab, KV 57
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession Number
23.2.85
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking facsimile captures a scene from the tomb of Pharaoh Horemheb, who ruled at the close of Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty around 1323–1295 B.C. Created by artist Lancelot Crane between 1910 and 1911, the tempera-on-paper copy preserves a moment in which the king stands before the goddess Isis. Hieroglyphic inscriptions accompany the figures, reflecting the sacred texts and protective spells that adorned New Kingdom royal tombs to ensure the pharaoh’s safe passage into the afterlife. Crane’s meticulous reproduction, now in the Metropolitan Museum’s collection, exemplifies early twentiet...