ancientpeoples:Wall-painting on stucco and mud; Asiatic tribute-bearers. Probably from the tomb of S
ancientpeoples:Wall-painting on stucco and mud; Asiatic tribute-bearers. Probably from the tomb of Sobekhotepc.1400 BC - Reign of Thutmosis IVNew KingdomThese fragments are almost as well-known as the famous Nebamun tomb paintings. Sebekhotep’s tomb is located on the West Bank at Luxor, at the north end of the hill of Sheikh Abdel Qurna, the site of the tombs of most of the high officials of the Theban region in the Eighteenth Dynasty before the reign of Amenhotep III. Unfortunately, the decorated chapel is quite badly damaged, and suffered the attentions of robbers in the twentieth century AD.Sebekhotep was an important treasury official in the reign of Thutmose IV (c. 1400-1390 BC), bearing the title ‘overseer of the seal’, in effect the minister of finance. He was the son of Min, who had held the same title in Thutmose III’s reign. It is likely that Sebekhotep was mayor of the Faiyum region before attaining his highest title in Thebes; as his father came from the Delta, it is possible that, like many other Theban officials, he came south at the king’s request.As a senior treasury official of the reign of Thutmose IV, one of Sebekhotep’s responsibilities was evidently to deal with foreign gifts brought to the king. The wall from which this fragment came almost certainly showed Sebekhotep receiving the produce of the Levant and Africa, which he then presented to the king. British Museum fragments registration nos. 1869,1025.3-5 also come from this wall. A scene like this would have been placed in his tomb to illustrate his importance as an official and to represent his relationship with the king, so that it would be reflected in his life after death.This fragment from the tribute scene was originally slightly to the right of the lower register of registration no. 1869,1025.5. Chariot wheels are visible at the bottom left-hand corner, followed by two horses, with their reins extending into the chariot and perhaps tied to it. To the right, a man with an Asiatic beard and hairstyle carries a tray of white items with his left arm; over his left shoulder is a tall thin vessel painted blue, perhaps made of copper. The last figure on the right is a man in a long elaborate robe, bearing a child in his left hand and a blue vessel in his right.(Source: The British Museum) -- source link
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