Head of Queen Aahmes Nefertari: copy of a painted low relief in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir al-Bahri
Watercolour
1896 (painted)
1896 (painted)
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Watercolour drawing
Object details
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| Title | Head of Queen Aahmes Nefertari: copy of a painted low relief in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir al-Bahri (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour heightened with white |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Head of Queen Aahmes Nefertari: copy of a painted low relief in the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir al-Bahri, 1893-6, by Howard Carter |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed and dated Howard Carter - 1896 |
| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | According to Rodney Searight: - 'Bt.Christie's, 20.V.75, [128; with SD209] £52:50'. |
| Historical context | As draughtsman to H.E.Naville's expedition at Deir al-Bahri, 1893-9, Carter copied all the scenes and inscriptions then visible on the Temple of Hatshepsut, for reproduction in collotype in Naville's folio volumes, The Temple of Deir el Bahari, 6 parts, 1895-1908. A version, Naville, Part III (1898), Pl.LXVII (detail of Part II (1896), Pl.XLIX). Queen Nefertari was the wife of Tuthmosis I (18th Dynasty, reigned 1512?04 BC) and mother of Hatshepsut. |
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| Accession number | SD.210 |
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| Record created | December 22, 2007 |
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