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Facsimile Painting of a Foreigner, Tomb of Intef Nina de Garis Davies (18811965)
Period: New Kingdom Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III Date: ca. 14731458 B.C. Geography: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes Medium: Tempera on paper
does he have eye make up on?
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He probably does have eye-makeup as the Egyptians weren't the only ones to utilize this. Eye-make up material or kits are found from the Levant to Arabia and beyond.
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Nothing to do with Intef but four women above are part of a painting from KhnumHotep's tomb of an Aamu chief (AbiSha heqa.khast) and party bringing eye makeup for trade to Egypt.
(Aamu) Asiatics, tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan
On the eastern end of the north wall there is a large-scale standing figure of Khnumhotep II receiving offerings primarily of several types of animals and birds. What makes this tomb stand out among the 39 large rock-cut tombs at Beni Hasan is the well known scene of the Aamu group, Asiatic nomadic traders who are sometimes considered Hyksos or at least their forerunners; the group, led by a man called Absha (or Abisha, Abishai), was bringing offerings to the deceased.Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) (Arabic: بني حسن) is an Ancient Egyptian cemetery site. It is located approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Memphis. While there are some Old Kingdom burials at the site, it was primarily used during the Middle Kingdom, spanning the 21st to 17th centuries BCE (Middle Bronze Age). To the south of the cemetery is a temple constructed by Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, dedicated to the local goddess Pakhet. It is known as the Cave of Artemis, because the Greeks identified Pakhet with Artemis, and the temple is subterranean.
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Four Foreign Chieftains, Tomb of Puyemre facsimile illustration, Norman de Garis Davies (18651941) original date: ca. 14731458 B.C. Accession Number: 30.4.13
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