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The lost Tomb of Nebamun was an ancient Egyptian tomb from the Eighteenth Dynasty located in the Theban Necropolis located on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes (present-day Luxor) in Egypt. [1] The tomb was the source of a number of famous decorated tomb scenes that are currently on display in the British Museum , London .
Craftsmen, Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky, by Norman de Garis Davies (MET, 30.4.103) Items portrayed in this file depicts. copyright status.
Nebamun (fl. c. 1350 BCE) was a middle-ranking official "scribe and grain accountant" during the period of the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt. He worked at the vast temple complex near Thebes (now Luxor) where the state-god Amun was worshipped. His name was translated as "My Lord is Amun", and his association with the temple, coupled with the ...
Fresco which depicts Nebamun hunting birds; 1350 BC; paint on plaster; 98 × 83 cm (2 ft 9 in) × 2 ft 8.7 in); British Museum (London) Fresco which depicts the pool in Nebamun's estate garden; c. 1350 BC; painted plaster ; height: 64 cm; British Museum
Nebamun hunting birds in the marshes using cats, fragment of a scene from the tomb-chapel of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt Late 18th Dynasty, around 1350 BC. [1]Hierarchical proportion is a technique used in art, mostly in sculpture and painting, in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork.
Many varieties of fish and water birds are found in the scenes, and hunting and fishing scenes usually include cats. Other nilotic landscapes, especially those outside of Egypt, include exotic, foreign animals, such as monkeys and crocodiles, and often fantastic creatures or monsters like griffins and sphinxes.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ar.wikipedia.org نب آمون; Usage on arz.wikipedia.org نب امون; Usage on es.wikibooks.org
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