Metal Working, Tomb of Rekhmire
ca. 1504–1425 B.C.
Medium
Paper, tempera paint, ink
Dimensions
facsimile: h. 27.5 cm (10 13/16 in); w. 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in), scale 1:1, framed: h. 30.5 cm (12 in); w. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in)
Classification
Facsimile, Rekhmire (TT 100), metal work
Period
New Kingdom
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession Number
31.6.22
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
This facsimile captures a vibrant scene of metalworkers from the tomb of Rekhmire, a powerful vizier who served under pharaohs Thutmose III and Amenhotep II during Egypt’s New Kingdom. Created around 1504–1425 B.C., the original wall painting in Thebes illustrates the skilled labor involved in crafting bronze tools and vessels, reflecting the sophisticated craftsmanship and organized workshops of Dynasty 18 society. Such scenes were not merely decorative but served to ensure the deceased’s continued prosperity in the afterlife by depicting essential daily activities. Nina de Garis Davies, a r...
About the Artist
Nina de Garis Davies · 1881–1965
Nina de Garis Davies, born Anna Macpherson Cummings on January 6, 1881, in Salonika, Greece, to English-Scottish parents Cecil J. Cummings and Sarah Macintosh Tannoch, showed early artistic talent as the eldest of three daughters. After her father's death in 1894, the family relocated to Scotland and then London, where she trained at the Slade School of Art. In 1906, at age 25, a holiday trip to E...