Cretans Bringing Gifts, Tomb of Rekhmire 1479 BC

"Cretans Bringing Gifts" is a facsimile of a wall painting from the Tomb of Rekhmire, created in 1479 BC. The artwork depicts two Cretan men bearing gifts for Rekhmire, an Egyptian official of the 18th Dynasty. The men are shown carrying a large gold vessel and a woven fabric, representing the trade between Crete and Egypt. The painting is attributed to Nina de Garis Davies, a prominent British Egyptologist who specialized in documenting ancient Egyptian art. This piece is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, offering insight into the trade and diplomatic exchanges that characterized ancient Egypt.