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NORMAN DE GARIS DAVIES. Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep

Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep. Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865-1941). Dimensions: facsimile: h. 66.5 cm (26 3/16 in); w. 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in) Scale 1:1 framed: h. 69.9 cm (27 1/2 in); w. 106.2 cm (41 13/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 12. Reign: reign of Senwosret II. Date: ca. 1897-1878 B.C.. This facsimile painting copies part of a scene in the tomb of Khnumhotep (tomb 3) at Beni Hasan. The scene depicts a group of weavers. The women at the right are plying linen thread and the two at the left are weaving cloth on a ground loom. The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1931 by Norman de Garis Davies who was director of the Graphic Expedition of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.
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Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep
Caption:
Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep. Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865-1941). Dimensions: facsimile: h. 66.5 cm (26 3/16 in); w. 103.5 cm (40 3/4 in) Scale 1:1 framed: h. 69.9 cm (27 1/2 in); w. 106.2 cm (41 13/16 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 12. Reign: reign of Senwosret II. Date: ca. 1897-1878 B.C.. This facsimile painting copies part of a scene in the tomb of Khnumhotep (tomb 3) at Beni Hasan. The scene depicts a group of weavers. The women at the right are plying linen thread and the two at the left are weaving cloth on a ground loom. The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1931 by Norman de Garis Davies who was director of the Graphic Expedition of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.
Technique/material:
Paper, tempera paint, ink
Period:
MIDDLE KINGDOM
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4192 x 2741 px | 32.9 MB
Print size:
35.5 x 23.2 cm | 14.0 x 9.1 in (300 dpi)
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