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Ceiling Painting from the Tomb Chapel of Senenmut New KingdomSheikh Abd el-Qurna
Description
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1458 B.C. Mud plaster, paint. Unframed: H. 28 × W. 24.5 cm (11 × 9 5/8 in.) Framed: H. 30.3 × W. 28.7 × D. 6.3 cm, 9.4 kg (11 15/16 × 11 5/16 × 2 1/2 in., 20.8 lb.). From: Tomb of Senenmut (TT 71), Ceiling of south bay (?), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.
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