Votive fragment for Penamon. Ancient Egypt, New Empire, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramses II, 1279 - 1213 BC.

Votive fragment for Penamon. Ancient Egypt, New Empire, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramses II, 1279 - 1213 BC.
Linen and pigments.
Provenance: -Deir el-Medina, TT213, Egypt. -Gallery des Saints-Pères, Paris, 1967. -Private collection, Jean Driat, Paris, France.
Exhibitions: Exhibited at the Fondation Électricité de France in Paris, section " Égyptologie, la revue et la science ", no. 173, 1998.
Conservation: Good state of conservation, without restorations, with visible losses. Placed on a background as a painting.
Measurements: 47 cm long and 35 cm high.

Important fragment of painted linen belonging to a funerary context of the New Empire, from Deir el-Medina, an enclave linked to the craftsmen of the royal tombs. The scene represents an offering before divinities, with figures outlined according to classical Egyptian canons, accompanied by hieroglyphic inscriptions that identify ritual formulas and proper names, including that of the recipient Penamon.

The composition, articulated in registers, shows a careful polychromy in ocher, blue and black tones, still visible despite the losses, as well as characteristic iconographic elements such as offering tables and symbols of regeneration. This type of painted textiles fulfilled an essential function within the funerary trousseau, acting as a support for invocations destined to guarantee the subsistence of the deceased in the afterlife.

Pieces of this nature, especially with known provenance from Deir el-Medina and associated with identifiable individuals, are rare in the market. Its combination of historical value, iconographic quality and expository documentation make it a very relevant specimen for collecting and museums.