Model of a house and garden, from Thebes, [Egypt].
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Title |
Model of a house and garden, from Thebes, [Egypt]. |
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Date |
2009-1997 BCE? |
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Cultural Context |
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
African
North African
Middle Eastern |
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Style/Period |
Egyptian (ancient)
Middle Kingdom (Egyptian)
Eleventh Dynasty |
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Subject |
Ceremonial objects
Models
Building models
Houses
Porticoes (Porches)
Porches
Columns
Colonnades
Gardens
Trees
Sycamores
Plants
Pools |
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Description |
Tomb art. |
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Location Depicted |
Thebes (Egypt : Extinct city)
Egypt |
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Material |
Painted and plastered wood and copper
Paint
Plaster
Wood (plant material)
Copper (metal)
Metal |
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Measurements |
Length 33" (83.8 cm) |
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Technique |
Painting (image-making)
Plastering
Sculpting
Woodworking
Coppersmithing
Metalworking |
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Work Type |
Sculpture
Models
Building models
Houses
Architecture
Gardens
Funerary objects
Woodwork |
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Repository |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, New York) |
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Source |
Stokstad, Marilyn. Art History. New York: Abrams, 1995. (fig.3-20, p.109) |
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Rights |
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Stokstad courtesy: Copyright © By The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Purchase, Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920 (20.3.13)). |
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Digital Publisher |
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center |
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Format |
image/jpeg |
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Digital File Name |
VRC 338-27.jpg |
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