Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · relief_fragment

Weavers, Tomb of Khnumhotep Middle KingdomBeni Hasan

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Description

Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret II, ca. 1897–1878 B.C. Paper, tempera paint, ink. 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). Original from: Tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3), Beni Hasan, Middle Egypt, Egypt. Excavation: MMA graphic expedition. Subject: Men, Women, Hieroglyphs, Working. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1933.

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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

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Found at Beni Hasan
Materials Paint
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