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Tomb Ceiling Mural Detail of Nakht

Egypt (Luxor/Thebes)

Tomb Ceiling Mural Detail of Nakht

2469

Created circa 1422–1411 BCE. Period: New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty (Reign of Thutmose IV / Amenhotep III).

This image captures an architectural ceiling mural detail featuring a stylized arbor or trellis canopy composed of grape clusters and vine leaves. It is crafted from mud plaster and limestone bedrock base layer painted with natural mineral pigments (including carbon black, yellow ochre, and red ochre) bound with organic or lime media, executed using traditional Egyptian fresco-secco wall-painting techniques.

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