Nebamon

Tomb painting with scene of mourning women

Egyptian

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III

1390–1352 B.C.

Fragment from a painted wall in the Tomb of Nebamun. It depicts a group of six mourning women standing at the funeral procession. Two women in the front kneel down to sprinkle dirt of their heads. Tears are visble on the cheeks of all the women. There are many chips. Most of the paint remains. Other fragments from this tomb are in Brooklyn, Kansas City, Princeton, and the Norbert Schimmel Collection.

Source: www.mfa.org

Provenance

From Thebes, Tomb of Nebamun. 1968