Men harvesting and working papyrus (facsimile)

Classification

painting ; fresco

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

A: 40 x 51.5 cm; B: 39.5 x 66 cm

Date

original: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Period

reign of Hatshepsut (1473–1458); reign of Thutmose III (1479–1425); post-antique

Material

paper

Iconography

male figure ; wig ; kilt ; papyrus ; rope ; basket ; boat ; stick ; harvest

Findspot

El-Khokha, Tomb of Puimre (TT39)

Present location

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Egyptian Art

Inventory

30.4.10 + 30.4.11

ID

Per-5534

For further information about the object, visit the website of the Metropolitan Museum (30.4.10 and 30.4.11).

Harvesting papyrus

Splitting papyrus

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.