Modern painting of chapel of Meresankh III, G 7530-7540
Painting (oil on canvas) of scene from tomb of Meresankh III, G 7530-7540 (Dynasty 4); detail of “blonde” queen Hetepheres II, mother of Meresankh (from main chamber, west wall).
Details
- ID
- 28.484
- Alternate IDs
- 28.484
- Department
- MFA: Giza Collections/Smith
- Classification
- Reproductions & paintings
- Period
- Modern
- Title
- Modern painting of chapel of Meresankh III, G 7530-7540
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Legacy dimension: H. 1.428 (56 1/4 in.) W. 0.76 (30 inches)
- Credit Line
- Anonymous gift
- Notes
- One of a series of modern paintings by American artist Joseph Lindon Smith (1863-1950), and others, documenting aspects of the Giza excavations.