Nebamun hunting in the marshes
E898556
Nebamun hunting in the marshes is a famous fragment of an ancient Egyptian tomb painting depicting the scribe Nebamun fowling and fishing in a lush marshland, celebrated for its vivid color, lively detail, and insight into elite life in the New Kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Kingdom Egyptian art
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian tomb painting fragment ⓘ artwork ⓘ wall painting ⓘ |
| collection | British Museum, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | unknown ancient Egyptian artist ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | circa 1350 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts |
Nebamun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nebamun’s daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebamun’s wife ⓘ New Kingdom elite life ⓘ birds ⓘ cat catching birds ⓘ elite leisure activities ⓘ fish ⓘ fishing ⓘ fowling ⓘ marshland scene ⓘ papyrus marshes ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
decoration of Nebamun’s tomb-chapel
ⓘ
expression of status and prosperity in the afterlife ⓘ |
| genre |
funerary art
ⓘ
tomb painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Nebamun standing in a boat
ⓘ
flying birds ⓘ inscriptions in hieroglyphs ⓘ lotus flowers ⓘ papyrus thicket ⓘ water teeming with fish ⓘ |
| material | paint on plaster ⓘ |
| medium | fresco-like wall painting ⓘ |
| movement | ancient Egyptian art ⓘ |
| museumId | British Museum EA37977 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
insight into elite life in the New Kingdom
ⓘ
lively detail ⓘ naturalistic depiction of animals ⓘ vivid color ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Theban Necropolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near modern Luxor ⓘ tomb of Nebamun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tomb-chapel of Nebamun wall paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
British Museum exhibitions
ⓘ
art historical studies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.