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Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, later 18th Dynasty, reign of Thutmose IV to Amenhotep III, from the tomb of Neb-Amun (TT90) in Thebes, ca. 1401 to 1353 BCE. A stone panel fragment bearing a scene from daily life of 4 male servants, each standing abreast with their neighbor, who grasp the rope to pull a sledge. Each figure is dressed appropriately for the period - white skirts belted at the waist, bare chests exposing auburn and bronze skin tones, and simple bag wigs bearing a peach hue, their eyes pointed forward as if focusing on the task at hand, perhaps in building the tomb for Neb-Amun. A slender red band above and to the right of the figures indicates that this was the upper-rightmost section of a particular figural frame. This panel, from tomb TT90 in Thebes, belonged to an elder man named Neb-Amun (also Nebamun), Captain of Troops of Police on the West of Thebes, Standardbearer of the Royal Barque." Size (painted panel): 12" W x 11.125" H (30.5 cm x 28.3 cm); (backing): 13.5" W x 12.875" H (34.3 cm x 32.7 cm); 16.125" H (41 cm) on included custom stand.

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Published by W. Wreszinski, Atlas Altägyptischen Kulturgeschichte, 1923. Cf. the frescoes from the tomb of Rekhmere, Tombs of the Nobles, Luxor-Thebes, Egypt; the frescoes from the tomb of Onsou, ca. 1375 BCE, Louvre, Paris.

For additional scenes from the tomb of Neb-Amun drawn by 20th century artists and explorers, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 30.4.57, 30.4.106, and 30.4.108.

Provenance: ex-Royal Athena Galleries, New York City, New York, USA; ex-M.B. collection, Westlake Village, California, USA, 2001; ex-B.R. collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1986; ex-Royal Athena, acquired before 1984

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#177252

Fragment of a larger wall painting. Repair and restoration to original panel material, areas of gesso, and painted decorations across panel as shown; overpainting along new material and break lines. Chipping to peripheries and interior sections, with fading to original pigment in scattered areas, light earthen deposits and pitting, and abrasions some to painted areas and areas of exposed gesso. Great preservation to original figural scene. Original wall fragment mounted against modern composite backing for stability and presentation.