M0010366: Wall painting from Tomb of Nakht: women playing a double flute, harp and mandola
- Date:
- 08 December 1947
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/91/52
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced February 2021: Egyptian girls playing a double flute, harp and mandola
Description
Painting from the Tomb of Nakht (Theban Tomb TT52) of three women playing a double flute, harp and mandola below vases of ointments for skin and paints. The photograph was acquired by Captain Johnston-Saint, a Wellcome Historical Medical Museum employee who travelled extensively in Europe, the Middle East and India purchasing items for the museum. It was accessioned in 935 (accession number PHO 2360)
Publication/Creation
08 December 1947
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the accession record listing the item in the glass plate negative: accession number PHO 2360.
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Can't be requested