Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety

Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety

Nina de Garis Davies
(1881–1965) or


Artist: Norman de Garis Davies (1865–1941)

Period: Middle Kingdom

Dynasty: Dynasty 11

Date: ca. 2140–1991 B.C.

Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Beni Hasan, Tomb of Kheti (Tomb 17), MMA graphic expedition 1931

Medium: Tempera on paper

Dimensions: facsimile: h. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); w. 45.3 cm (17 13/16 in) 1:1 scale framed: h. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in); w. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in)

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