Sunk Relief of a Man
Description
Object Label: Both of these figures wear priestly attire. One has his hands raised In a gesture of prayer or adoration, while the other—to judge from comparable images in New Kingdom Theban tombs—held either two curved-topped candles or a candle and an ointment jar. The style of both figures is a combination of the art of their own era and that of the New Kingdom. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Sunk Relief of a Man, ca. 670–650 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 6 5/8 x 7 in. (16.8 x 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.8. (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 relief showing a profile of a human figure with a weapon.
The artifact is a carved relief depicting a male figure in profile, holding a curved weapon, probably a sickle or a khopesh. The figure is adorned with a braided hairstyle and a broad collar, typical of Egyptian artistic conventions. The colors are faded but still visible, indicating the use of red ochre for the skin and other pigments for the attire. The style suggests a focus on detailed human features and weaponry.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 86.226.8 tier-2
- BKM-Object 4241 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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