The Tomb of Ineh-ptah

The Tomb of Ineh-ptah

Welcome to the tomb of ineh-ptah. i'd like to take a little of your time to tell you of the wonders you are about to see. the graphics may take a while to load, but i think you'll find it's worth the wait.

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all these paintings are done completely by hand on authentic egyptian papyrus with gouache (a kind of watercolor) and ink. They are based on actual tomb paintings , papyri and reliefs. i look at the images and more often than not i am struck by a similarity between the poses of the ancient originals and things we would do today. this similarity has been my inspiration. the paintings are framed and come with a "museum description"

another source of inspiration are the rather lame descriptions that museums put on their pieces when they don't know exactly what it is that they have. For example, museums in the year 5000 c.e. would probably say something like this when describing a barbie doll: "female figure - of probable religious significance. perhaps a protective goddess of little girls. significance of distorted body shape unknown"

so sit back and enjoy the paintings. information on how to contact me or to order a painting can be found at the end of the page. some paintings appear more yellow than others. this is due to the photography. all the papyri are about the same color.

"class of 2000 (B.c.)"

i did this piece for my son's teacher. she gave him a lot of help at a time when he needed it. the museum description reads,"papyrus fragment - middle kingdom - provenance: unknown. scene of a small boy offering apples to the goddess isis in the form of a teacher. inscription reads,"teachers are great." ankh signifies life-enhancing properties of education. some evidence of damage by jackals"

"class of 2000 (bc) comes in a 16"x20" frame. unframed size is approximately. 16"x13". framed cost is $60.00, unframed cost is $50.00

"b.c. (before cars)"

this replica of a painting from tut's tomb shows the"vizier sna-fu" racing off to right some bureaucratic wrong while keeping in touch with pharaoh ineh-ptah and other gods on his cell phone. the museum description reads,"papyrus fragment- new kingdom - provenance:unknown. scene of the vizier sna-fu in his chariot. significance of black object in his hand is unknown. hieroglyphs translate as "vizier sna-fu"

"b.c.(before cars) is approximately 10"x13" unframed. it is currently in an 11"x14" frame. the price is $45.00 framed and $40.00 unframed.

flute player

this flute player is one of a group of musicians found in a painting from the tomb of neb-amun. she doesn't have any modern conveniences. i thought that she looked lovely enough without them.

she is approximately 8.5"x13" unframed and 16"x20" framed. her price is $2500 unframed and $30.00 framed.

"fruit of the gods"

i did this piece for a local food festival. this scene was taken from the book of the dead of the scribe ani. originally, the couple was meeting osiris. the museum description reads,"papyrus fragment - second intermediate period - provenance:giza necropolis scene of scribe ani and his wife tutu adoring a large strawberry. goddess isis is in a protective stance. significance of fork- and spoon-like objects is unknown. hieroglyphs translate as, "troy strawberry festival".

"fruit of the gods" is approximately 14"x7.5" framed and 8.5"x13" unframed. the price is $45.00 framed and $40.00 unframed.

"i love lucy - series premiere"

in this piece, the figure of the woman is taken from a painting in the tomb of nefertari. she was originally shown playing sennet, not channel surfing. Her husband is taken from a figure of osiris from ani's book of the dead. the museum description reads," papyrus fragment - new kingdom - provenance: luxor. scene of sennefer and his wife merit. significance of many objects is unknown. upper inscription reads,"home, sweet home" . inscription on box-like object (most likely a canopic chest) reads, "I love lucy".

"lucy" is 13"x10" unframed and 16"x20" framed. price is $50.00 framed and $45.00 unframed.

"play like an egyptian"

here is a scene showing an unknown talent of rameses the great. actually i took the figure from a picture in one of my daughter's books. the museum description reads: "papyrus fragment - new kingdom - provenance: tomb kv5. unknown scene of rameses ii. he is seen performing an unknown religious ritual. significance of piano-like object unknown. hieroglyphs read,"anybody want to hear "walk like an egyptian"?

"play like an egyptian" is approximately 11"x14" framed and 5.5"x8.5" unframed. prices are: $40.00 framed and $35.00 unframed.

the sport of ra

the inspiration for this painting is a fresco from the tomb of rameses iii. actually, i changed very little. i added the ball and shoes and the "temple" frame. the "high five" posture was actually a gesture of greeting.

the museum description reads: "papyrus fragment - new kingdom - provenance: valley of the kings. scene of rameses iii meeting osiris. round ball-like object is probably representative of the sun god, ra. the odd footwear is seen nowhere else in egyptian art. hieroglyphs read,"yo! give me five!"

the sport of ra is 8.5"x14" unframed and 16"x20" framed prices are: $50.00 framed and $40.00 unframed.

pharaoh ineh-ptah

in this painting we see the pharaoh just before he was crowned. he is shown as a vizier or supervisor. he is shown here overseeing thousands of scribes, servants, accountants and petty bureaucrats. note the placement of the museum description which reads, "papyrus fragment - new kingdom - provenance: luxor, tomb of ineh-ptah. scene of ineh-ptah overseeing egyptian bureaucrats. inscription reads,"supervisor ineh-ptah" significance of computer-like object unknown."

pharaoh ineh-ptah is approximately 11"x14" framed and approximately 9"x12" unframed. prices are:

framed: $40.00 and unframed: $35.00

please check back periodically. i have new paintings in progress: a new ineh-ptah and cheerleaders to go with the basket ball players.

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