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Title:
Portrait of King Set-Nekht from his tomb at Bab El Meluk, Thebes (Tomb XIV), 19th dynasty, BC1203-1202
Object name(s):
Picture
Collection:
Senate House Library
Comments:
Reference: Lepsius, [Denkmäler], Abth. III, Bl. 805. Formerly described as "Head of a pharaoh"; title from back of frame. signed with initials; dated 1895. The artist, Reginald Rye, was the second and the longest-serving Librarian of the University of London (1906-1944).
Dimension:
67 x 58 cm
Material:
ink drawing
Normal location:
Senate House
Object history note:
given by Rye's widow as a memorial (offer 1946; rec. 1948. See LC min. 242, 13 May 1948).
Object name:
Picture
Object number:
PD-0066
Object production date:
1895
Object production person:
Rye, Reginald Arthur
Person's association:
Artist
Person's birth date:
1876-1945
Person's gender:
M
Person's nationality:
English

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f4f66574-a46d-3050-b833-7c73d6d47275

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f4f66574-a46d-3050-b833-7c73d6d47275, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC

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