Amenhotep III and his Mother, Mutemwia, in a Kiosk

Nina de Garis Davies

1914; original ca. 1390–1352 B.C. · Tempera on paper · Egyptian Art

This facsimile painting copies the focal point of an offering scene in the tomb of an official (TT 226) at Thebes. It represents Amenhotep III enthroned beneath a kiosk. The king's mother Mutemwia stands behind him. Beneath the kiosk is a row of foreignors from Nubia and western Asia who praise the king with upraised arms. The name of the tomb owner is not preserved. The facsimile was painted at the tomb in 1914 by Nina deGaris Davis for the Graphic Section of the Museum's Egyptian Expedition.

Artist

Nina de Garis Davies

Date

1914; original ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

Medium

Tempera on paper

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1915