Tomb of Nefer-Mat - Petrie's sleeping place about 7 ft. square. The figure to the left of the entrance shews the way of attacking the stucco let in to fill up the outline
Watercolour
1891 (painted)
1891 (painted)
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One of six sketches pasted down together on a card mount
Object details
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| Title | Tomb of Nefer-Mat - Petrie's sleeping place about 7 ft. square. The figure to the left of the entrance shews the way of attacking the stucco let in to fill up the outline (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour, on paper, stuck down on card, formerly in an album |
| Brief description | Watercolour, `Tomb of Nefer-Mat - Petrie's sleeping place about 7 ft. square. The figure to the left of the entrance shews the way of attacking the stucco let in to fill up the outline', 1891, by H. E. Howard |
| Physical description | One of six sketches pasted down together on a card mount |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Card mount inscribed EGYPT, Flinders Petrie's diggings. This drawing is inscribed with title on card. |
| 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: - `Albums [SD.509-SD.513] sold at Christie's 11.2.69 (24). |
| Historical context | This sketch relates to excavations undertaken at Meidum by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942). |
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| Accession number | SD.513:2 |
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| Record created | February 19, 2008 |
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