Leaders of the Aamu of Shu 1887 BC

"Leaders of the Aamu of Shu" is a 1:1 scale facsimile of an ancient Egyptian tomb painting created by Norman de Garis Davies in 1887 BC. The painting depicts two Aamu men, a group of people from the Eastern Desert, leading gazelles. The men are shown in profile, their bodies rendered in a stylized, almost geometric manner characteristic of Egyptian art. Hieroglyphs, including a bird and serpent, are incorporated into the composition, adding to the painting's decorative and symbolic qualities. The facsimile is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.