Two Princesses
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium
Tempera on Paper
Dimensions
H. 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); W. 14 15/16 in. (38 cm), scale 1:1
Classification
Facsimile, Amarna, princesses
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1930
Accession Number
30.4.135
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite facsimile captures two young princesses from ancient Egypt’s Amarna Period, rendered in tempera on paper by British artist Nina de Garis Davies around 1930. Working at full scale, Davies meticulously reproduced wall paintings from Dynasty 18 tombs, preserving the fluid lines, vibrant colors, and intimate family moments that once adorned royal monuments now faded by time. Her copies remain invaluable records for scholars and visitors alike, offering a vivid window into an era of artistic revolution. The Amarna Period, centered on the reign of Akhenaten (ca. 1353–1336 B.C.), brok...
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...