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Fragment of an Obelisk

Hugh R. Hopgood

A.D. 1914–1916; original ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Fragment of an Obelisk by Hugh R. Hopgood

Medium

Tempera on paper

Dimensions

H. 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in); w. 23.8 cm (9 3/8 in), Scale 1:1, Frame: 34 cm (13 3/8 in); w. 25.4 cm (10 in)

Classification

Facsimile, Puyemre (TT 39), obelisk

Period

Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1930

Accession Number

30.4.208

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

BirdsObelisksHieroglyphs

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