View image onlyFragment de la tombe d'Amenemhat Ier et de son épouse HemetSystem identifier17-550282Inventory number1920.262CollectionEgyptian antiquitiesDescription:Wall Fragment from the Tomb of Amenemhet and His Wife Hemet. Egyptian, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (1991-1784 B.C.). This fragment from a vividly painted tomb illustrates how a completed tomb interior might look. Amenemhet and his wife are surrounded by haunches of meat, vegetables, jars?perhaps of beer?and loaves of bread needed to nourish them in the afterlife. The receding space of the room is suggested by stacking objects so that no loaf or jar is hidden from view. Finally, by naming food and supplies such as linen for clothing in the hieroglyphic text, the tomb owner was assured of comfort in life after death. Limestone, pigment, 31.1 x 41.7 x 6.7 cm (12 1/4 x 16 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.). Museum Purchase Fund, 1920.262Period12e dynastie - période de Amenemhat II12th dynasty (c.1963-1786)Production siteEgypte (origine)DimensionsHeight: 0.311 mLength: 0.417 mDepth: 0.0067 mMode d'entréeMuseum Purchase FundLocalizationEtats-Unis, Chicago, The Art Institute of ChicagoCreditLe règlement des droits de reproduction en France permet également la diffusion à l'international. Nous contacter pour les éditions commerciales, la publicité, la communication, les couvertures d'ouvrages, les monographies.(C) Art Institute of Chicago, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / image The Art Institute of ChicagoKeywordscouple, Egyptian funerary architecture, fragment, hieroglyphics, offeringSize7266 X 6169 pixelsPermalinkhttps://www.photo.rmn.fr/archive/17-550282-2C6NU0AAD7891.htmlAdd to lightbox: 'My First Sélection'Add to cartPrint