Masons Squaring a Block, Tomb of Rekhmire

Davies rendered this scene as a black-and-white drawing, deliberately adopting the aesthetic conventions of ancient Egyptian art. The figures are characterized by a sense of stiffness and flatness, echoing the two-dimensional representations found in original tomb paintings and carvings. This stylistic choice allows the modern illustration to convey the visual language of the historical period it aims to record and preserve.

Nina M. Davies, a notable Egyptologist and illustrator, produced this work as part of her extensive efforts to document ancient Egyptian art. Collaborating with her husband, Norman de Garis Davies, she spent decades in the early to mid-twentieth century meticulously copying and recording paintings found within ancient Egyptian tombs. This drawing exemplifies their significant contribution to preserving visual records of historical sites.