Name of Object:

Nebamun tomb paintings

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Holding Institution:

The British Museum

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Date of Object:

C14th BC; acquisition date: 1821

Inventory Number:

EA 37978

Provenance:

Egypt

Description:

Salt’s excavator, Yanni d’Athanasi, discovered and removed the exquisite wall paintings from the 18th Dynasty tomb of Nebamun. Here Nebamun counts the flocks of geese being brought before him.

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Wall painting

Citation of this web page:

"Nebamun tomb paintings" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;uk;101;en

MWNF Working Number: UK 101