Sujet
Wall painting from the tomb of Nefertari: the Queen playing senet
Légende
Wall painting from the tomb of Nefertari : the Queen playing senet, Senet became known as the game of passing as in the New Kingdom the passage of the deceased through the Afterlife came to be represented by success in games played against underworld opponents. From the 17th chapter of the Book of the Dead. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 19th dynasty/1290 1220BC. Valley of the Queens, Thebes.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Eugene Strouhal
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A18_245
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,9Mo (3,6Mo) / 29,1cm x 29,2cm / 3439 x 3447 (300dpi)