Userhat Adoring Deities of the West, Tomb of Userhat
original ca. 1294–1279 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on paper
Dimensions
Facsimile h. 68 cm (26 3/4 in.); w. 94.5 cm (37 3/16 in.) scale 1:1 Framed h. 69.2 cm (27 1/4 in.); w. 90.5 cm (35 5/8 in.)
Classification
Facsimile, Userhat (TT 51), adoration, western gods
Period
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, Ramesside
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.31
Tags
About the Artist
Norman de Garis Davies · 1865–1941
Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941) was a British Egyptologist and archaeological artist whose meticulous copies of ancient Egyptian tomb paintings constitute one of the most important records of pharaonic art ever made. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, he originally trained for the ministry before being drawn into Egyptology through his involvement with the Egypt Exploration Fund in the 1890...