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Funeral Procession, Tomb of Pairy

New Kingdom
ca. 1386–1347 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 135
This facsimile painting copies two scenes in the tomb of Pairy (TT 139) at Thebes. The upper register shows the funeral procession in which Pairy is being transported to the tomb inside his coffin. The lower register depicts, from right to left, various stages in the "opening of the mouth" ceremony.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Funeral Procession, Tomb of Pairy
  • Artist: Nina de Garis Davies (1881–1965)
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1386–1347 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Pairy (TT 139)
  • Medium: Tempera on paper
  • Dimensions: facsimile: h. 48.5 cm (19 1/8 in); w. 192 cm (75 9/16 in)
    scale 1:1
    framed: h. 52/1 cm (20 1/2 in); w. 195.6 cm (77 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1935
  • Object Number: 35.101.3
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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