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Lady Tjepu

Reproduction of a wall painting of the noblewoman Tjepu from the Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181), dating to c. 1390–1353 BC (Dynasty 18).

About the Artwork

Reproduction of a wall painting of the noblewoman Tjepu from the Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181), dating to c. 1390–1353 BC (Dynasty 18).

Tjepu is shown standing with one hand raised in a gesture of reverence and the other holding a menat necklace, a ceremonial object linked to the goddess Hathor. She wears a sheer, fringed linen dress, a broad collar, and jewellery typical of elite women of the time. Her heavy wig is crowned with a garland of flowers and a perfumed cone, which together signal both ritual and status. Though she was likely around forty when this image was painted, Tjepu is shown as eternally youthful, in line with Egyptian ideals of the afterlife.

Art Ref

DP120

Object Record

Object Type

Wall Painting

Materials

Limestone, Gesso, Pigment

Date

c. 1390–1353 BC

Period

Dynasty 18

Findspot

Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky (TT181), Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Thebes

Dimensions

37.6 x 24 cm

Current Location

Brooklyn Museum

Object Number

65.197

People Depicted

Tjepu

Deities Depicted

None

Animals Depicted

None

Themes

Portrait

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