#30.4.75a

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New Year Gifts: Items of Warfare - Met Museum Collection

Note: This is a modern copy of an original Inventory Number: 30.4.75a–c Original Dating: New Kingdom Dynasty 18, ca. 1427–1400 B.C. Location Information: Original from Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Tomb of Qenamun (TT 93), MMA Graphic Section, 1913

Description:

The new year was a time of renewal, and many New Year gifts depicted in New Kingdom tombs feature new gear for the king, such as items of warfare. The objects here, copied from the tomb of Qenamun, include a bow, whip, dagger (top), shirt of chain mail (bottom left), and two quivers (bottom right).