The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 19, 2024
Fragment of a Tomb Relief
1401–1391 BCE
(1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis II (1493–1479 BCE)
Overall: 40 x 37.5 cm (15 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
In later ages tombs must have served as dwelling places for peasants, since the walls became completely blackened with soot. This fragment is from the most common type of Egyptian tomb scene: the deceased and his wife seated at the funeral banquet of at an offering table.- Probably Thebes. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
- Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 218; Mentioned: p. 218-219
- {{cite web|title=Fragment of a Tomb Relief|url=false|author=|year=1401–1391 BCE|access-date=19 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.670