Barbering, Tomb of Userhat

Nina de Garis Davies

A.D. 1922; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C. · Tempera on paper · Egyptian Art

This facsimile painting copies part of a scene in the tomb of Userhat (TT 56) at Thebes. This vignette depicts men waiting their turn to have their hair cut by the barber who is at work in the lower left. The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1925-1926 by Nina deGaris Davis who was a member of the Graphic Section of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.

Artist

Nina de Garis Davies

Date

A.D. 1922; original ca. 1427–1400 B.C.

Medium

Tempera on paper

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1930