Title: Detail of a Griffin, Tomb of Khety
Object type: Facsimile, Khety (Beni Hasan 17), griffin
Date: ca. 2140–1991 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Artist:  Nina de Garis Davies or
Artist bio: 1881–1965
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Tempera on paper
Dimensions: facsimile: h. 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in); w. 45.3 cm (17 13/16 in); scale1:1; framed: h. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in); w. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Geography: Original from    Egypt Middle Egypt Beni Hasan Tomb of Kheti  (Tomb 17)  MMA graphic expedition 1931 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Griffins