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

Desert Hunting Scene Sheikh Abd el-Qurna

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Description

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, A.D. 1914–1916; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Tempera on paper. H. 126.5 cm (49 13/16 in); w. 79 cm (31 1/8 in) scale 1:1 framed: h. 131.8 cm (51 7/8 in); w. 81.3 cm (32 in). Original from: Tomb of Qenamun (TT 93), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA Graphic Section, 1914-1916. Subject: Animals, Birds, Hunting, Deserts. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1930.

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