Guests at a Banquet

Nina de Garis Davies

A.D. 1920–21; original ca. 1390–1349 B.C. · Tempera on paper · Egyptian Art

During various celebrations, family and friends gathered to eat and drink. Such banquets are depicted on tomb walls, though the exact occasions are often unknown. The facsimile here shows part of a large banquet with several male and female guests. They are depicted with fine clothing and elaborate jewelry, and in a state of eternal youth. (Note that this is the left part of a large banquet scene; for the right part see 30.4.106.)

Artist

Nina de Garis Davies

Date

A.D. 1920–21; original ca. 1390–1349 B.C.

Medium

Tempera on paper

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1930