Wall painting of the Mehen snake protecting the barque of Re (facsimile) by Lancelot Crane

Facsimile of an Unfinished Section of the Book of Gates, Tomb of Haremhab

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Artist

Lancelot Crane

Date

A.D. 1910–1911; original ca. 1323–1295 B.C.

Medium

Tempera on paper

Dimensions

Facsimile: H. 35.5 × W. 62.5 cm (14 in. × 24 5/8 in.); Scale: 1:1; Frame: H. 33.7 × W. 64.1 cm (13 1/4 × 25 1/4 in.)

Department

Egyptian Art

Gallery

135

Location

135

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1923

Description

Overview Wall painting of the Mehen snake protecting the barque of Re (facsimile) Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom Lancelot Crane British 1910–1911; original ca. 1323–1295 BCE On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899