Netting Birds, Tomb of Khnumhotep
Object type: Facsimile, Khnumhotep (Beni Hasan 3), fowling
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat II
Artist: Nina de Garis Davies
Artist bio: 1881–1965
Artist role: Artist
Date: ca. 1897–1878 B.C.
Medium: Tempera on paper
Dimensions: facsimile: h. 101 cm (39 3/4 in); w. 260 cm (102 3/8 in)
Scale 1:1
framed: h. 104.1 cm (41 in.); w. 264.5 cm (104 1/8 in.)
Geography: Original from    Egypt Middle Egypt Beni Hasan
Locale: Tomb of Khnumhotep (Tomb 3)
Excavation: MMA graphic expedition
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933
Tags: Birds|Men|Hieroglyphs