Relief of Mourning Women
Description
Object Label: This relief sculpture represents three mourners coming from a funeral procession. Each holds the top of her dress in one hand and beats her bare chest with the other. This gesture of mourning in ancient Egypt was often accompanied by loud cries of grief, evident in the open mouth of the woman on the right. This relief was probably located originally in a tomb chapel. Traces of paint indicate that it would originally have been quite colorful. Caption: Relief of Mourning Women, 381–343 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 11 7/16 x 13 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (29 x 34 x 3.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 1998.98. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A limestone relief depicting three figures in traditional Egyptian attire.
The artifact is a limestone relief showing three figures, each in profile, dressed in typical ancient Egyptian clothing. The style suggests a focus on symmetry and profile representation, common in Egyptian art. The figures appear to be female, with faint traces of pigment indicating a possible decorative use. The piece shows some weathering but retains detailed carvings on the figures' outlines.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 1998.98 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4309 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
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