Fragment Of Wall Painting From The Tomb Of Nebamun Thebes

View preview image #1646384 - Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 2), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. This fragment is divided into two main registers. In the lower register, to the left, a scribe holds up a papyrus scroll, presumably presenting the results of a census of the geese on Nebamun's estate.

Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of nebamun thebes. The wall paintings from Nebamun's tomb chapel show an idealised vision of daily ancient Egyptian life. The objects on display in Room 61, which are more or less from the same time period, hint at the actual experience of living in Egypt for both the rich and poor. fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, , Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Showing a man herding geese with text above beginning 'do not rush with the birds'. Scenes of watching... Title: Fragment of wall painting from the Tomb of Sebekhotep. Period: New Kingdom. Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Thutmose IV. Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C. Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Sebekhotep (TT 63) Medium: Tempera paint on mud plaster Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Thutmose IV-Amenhotep III. Date: ca. A.D. 1928; original ca. 1400-1352 B.C.. This facsimile copies a wall painting from the tomb of a man named Nebamun who lived in the middle of Egypt's Dynasty 18 (about 1475 B.C.). The scene probably depicts various activities that were part of Nebamun's personal life.

The fragments from the wall painting in the tomb-chapel of Nebamun are keenly observed vignettes of Nebamun and his family enjoying both work and play. Some concern the provision of the funerary cult that was celebrated in the tomb-chapel, some show scenes of Nebamun’s life as an elite official, and others show him and his family enjoying. Nebamun viewing his geese and cattle, a wall painting from the Tomb of Nebamun at Thebes, British Museum, London, England, UK Fresco from the tomb of Nebamun, Fragment of a polychrome tomb-painting showing a banquet scene. Mar 25, 2015 - Fragment of a wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes. c. 1450 B.C.E. Paint on plaster, height 32". The British Museum, London. Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis (UNESCO/TBS) Hippopotamus. Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and Large Kneeling Statue, New Kingdom, Egypt. The tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Paintings from the Tomb-chapel of Nebamun. This is the currently selected item. A bottle and a toy: Objects from daily life. Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters.

Thebes, Egypt Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC Fowling in the marshes Nebamun is shown hunting birds, in a small boat with his wife Hatshepsut and their young daughter, in the marshes of the Nile.Such scenes had already been traditional parts of tomb-chapel decoration for hundreds of years and show the dead tomb-owner ‘enjoying himself and seeing beauty’, as the hieroglyphic caption here. The British Museum contains 11 fragments of wall painting, which are some of the most famous images of Egyptian art. The fragments come from the now lost tomb-chapel of Nebamun, an ancient Egyptian scribe or the “scribe and grain accountant in the granary of divine offerings,” in the Temple of Amun at Karnak. The Tomb of Nebamun from the 18th Dynasty was located in the Theban Necropolis located on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes (present-day Luxor), in Egypt. The tomb was the source of a number of famous decorated tomb scenes that are currently on display in the British Museum, London.. Nebamun (c 1350 BCE) was a middle-ranking official scribe and grain counter at the temple complex in Thebes. ; Fresco ; tomb ; Nebamun ; polychrome ; tomb-painting ; geese ; farmers ; Thebes ; Egypt ; 18th Dynasty ; ancient Egyptian ; death ; tomb Description Fresco from the tomb of Nebamun, Fragment of a polychrome tomb-painting showing mass of geese with their farmers from the presentation of the geese scene.

Fragment of a polychrome tomb-painting representing Nebamun, standing in a small boat, fowling and fishing in the marshes, his wife stands behind and his daughter sits beneath, he holds a throw-stick in one hand and three decoy herons in the other, his cat is shown catching three of the numerous birds which have been startled from the papyrus-thicket, fish are shown beneath the water-line. Fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Though a standard subject for a Theban tomb painting, this banquet scene is one of the finest examples. Musicians and dancers entertain the guests. The musicians are perhaps the most striking. Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun (no 2), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. This fragment is divided into two main registers. In the lower register, to the left, a scribe holds up a papyrus scroll, presumably presenting the results of a census of the geese on Nebamun's estate. The British Museum contains 11 fragments of wall painting, which are some of the most famous images of Egyptian art. The fragments come from the now lost tomb-chapel of Nebamun, an ancient Egyptian scribe or the “scribe and grain accountant in the granary of divine offerings,” in the Temple of Amun at Karnak.