Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1934.1.31.42 |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Description |
Tomb of Menna (New Kingdom - Dynasty XVIII) wall painting of a ship and the crew, a funerary barge that would take Menna, "Scribe of the Fields and of the Lord of the Two Lands of Upper and Lower Egypt" into the afterlife; eight figures kneel in the body of the ship as a lone figure leans down to gather water (middle); two rows of painted Egyptian motifs (above); untitled print, "585" in print on back of print. |
Title |
Tomb of Menna Wall Painting |
Date |
1870-1913 |
Role of Creator |
Photographer |
Creator |
Unknown |
Medium |
albumen print |
Material |
paper |
Dimensions |
H-4.375 L-6 inches |
Credit line |
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bailey Audigier |
Place of Origin |
Africa, Egypt |