Egypt
Nebamun was an 18th dynasty Egyptian nobel who lived somewhere around the reign of the opulent King Amenhotep III or his successor Amenhotep IV. Nebamun is known today most famously for eleven fragments of frescoes from his tomb chapel housed since 1823 in the British Museum. The museum acquired them in the purchase of the first collection of British Council General to Egypt Henry Salt.
A number of other fragments are in other museums including Cairo and Lyon. The fragments are some of if not the finest surviving frescoes from the Theban necropolis.
The fragments in the British Museum were found by Giovanni d'Athanasi probably at the north end of the Dra Abul Naga settlement in 1820. This information is known because a fragment of men catching quails in Berlin was seen during the excavations of the Marquis of Northampton in 1898-99.
Recently there are reports that Nebamun's tomb chapel has been found though the gist of the article I read did not say it had been found but that rather with the tearing down of the houses in the area they "may" find the tomb.
Image: British Museum
The British Museum: Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt, ISBN-10: 0-7141-1972-5, pg's 170-177
- Nebamun: A Happy Ending With A Pinch Of Salt
Al Ahram Weekly (Jenny Jobbins) UPDATE: Jenny Jobbins correctly pointed out that I copied the word "Salt" as "salt". I have corrected it above. Apologies to all. I thought that we had seen the end of reviews of the Nebamun gallery at the British Museum,...
- Nebamun Galleries - Raiders Of The Lost Art
The Guardian (Robin McKie) I am hoping to visit the Nebamun exhibits next week with a friend who is an expert on ancient Egyptian wildlife, so I will report back when I've had the chance to see it. I am looking forward to the visit enormously. These...
- Nebamun's World
Here we have a video and article on the recent installation in the British museum. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/richarddorment/4290640/The-tomb-chapel-of-Nebamun-at-the-British-Museum-review.html...
- Nebamun Restoration Complete
The eleven beautiful panels from the tomb chapel of Nebamun have been conserved and are now on display at the British museum.British museum: The Nebamun panels http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_all_relationships.aspx?Title=Room+61%3a+Ancient+Egyptian+life+and+death&ContentType=Gallery&PageId=15127...
- New Gallery At The British Museum
A new gallery is set to open this winter at the world famous British museum. The gallery will be centered around the 11 Nebamun tomb chapel fragments ca. 18th dynasty. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=25791...
Egypt
The Lost Chapel of Nebamun
A number of other fragments are in other museums including Cairo and Lyon. The fragments are some of if not the finest surviving frescoes from the Theban necropolis.
The fragments in the British Museum were found by Giovanni d'Athanasi probably at the north end of the Dra Abul Naga settlement in 1820. This information is known because a fragment of men catching quails in Berlin was seen during the excavations of the Marquis of Northampton in 1898-99.
Recently there are reports that Nebamun's tomb chapel has been found though the gist of the article I read did not say it had been found but that rather with the tearing down of the houses in the area they "may" find the tomb.
Image: British Museum
The British Museum: Masterpieces of Ancient Egypt, ISBN-10: 0-7141-1972-5, pg's 170-177
- Nebamun: A Happy Ending With A Pinch Of Salt
Al Ahram Weekly (Jenny Jobbins) UPDATE: Jenny Jobbins correctly pointed out that I copied the word "Salt" as "salt". I have corrected it above. Apologies to all. I thought that we had seen the end of reviews of the Nebamun gallery at the British Museum,...
- Nebamun Galleries - Raiders Of The Lost Art
The Guardian (Robin McKie) I am hoping to visit the Nebamun exhibits next week with a friend who is an expert on ancient Egyptian wildlife, so I will report back when I've had the chance to see it. I am looking forward to the visit enormously. These...
- Nebamun's World
Here we have a video and article on the recent installation in the British museum. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturecritics/richarddorment/4290640/The-tomb-chapel-of-Nebamun-at-the-British-Museum-review.html...
- Nebamun Restoration Complete
The eleven beautiful panels from the tomb chapel of Nebamun have been conserved and are now on display at the British museum.British museum: The Nebamun panels http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlights_all_relationships.aspx?Title=Room+61%3a+Ancient+Egyptian+life+and+death&ContentType=Gallery&PageId=15127...
- New Gallery At The British Museum
A new gallery is set to open this winter at the world famous British museum. The gallery will be centered around the 11 Nebamun tomb chapel fragments ca. 18th dynasty. http://www.artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=25791...