Astronomical Ceiling, Tomb of Senenmut. Artist: Charles K. Wilkinson. Dimensions: Facsimile: H. 73 × W. 56.5 cm (28 3/4 × 22 1/4 in.); scale approximately 1:5; Framed: H. 74.3 × W. 58.1 cm (29 1/4 × 22 7/8 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..
This facsimile painting copies the astronomical ceiling decoration in the tomb of Senenmut (TT 353) at Thebes. Senenmut (48.149.7) was a high official in the court of Hatshepsut (29.3.2), Egypt's most successful female pharaoh.