ABSTRACT
Problems of attribution may arise where a fragment may stem from a tomb as well as from a temple, mainly where soldiers are lined up to accompany the presentation of tribute or in festival parades, and only if the representation cannot be dated to the Ramessid period. As regards tombs with painted decoration the choice is extremely limited and the problems of attribution therefore simplified. It is indeed exceedingly rare to find examples of tombs of New Kingdom date with painted decoration outside Thebes. At Asswan, a Ramessid tomb forms one of the substantial exceptions. The tomb of Kakemet, partly rock-cut, partly built of mud brick must surely have been decorated by Theban artists, as the style and subjects are identical to those found at Thebes. The Eighteenth dynasty tombs have sketched or painted decoration, whereas the Ramessid tombs include relief cut in the rock or modelled on a layer of gypsum plaster.
