Woman with a Baby Stacking Fruit
Description
Object Label: The themes of a woman pulling a thorn from another's foot and a woman, with a baby, stacking fruit are rather rare in Egyptian art. It is probable, therefore, that the unusual small details found in the fourteenth-century-B.C. Theban tomb painting (from the tomb of a man named Menena) illustrated here were the inspiration for this seventh¬century-B.C. relief. In copying these details, the artist has made them major scenes and rendered them far more elegantly. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Woman with a Baby Stacking Fruit, ca. 670–650 B.C.E.. Limestone, 9 7/16 x 11 5/16 in. (23.9 x 28.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.74. (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 carved limestone relief depicting an ancient Egyptian scene of everyday life with a seated figure and trees.
The relief features a seated figure engaged in an activity possibly related to food preparation, surrounded by stylized trees. The upper register shows legs of additional figures possibly engaged in other activities. The composition is simplistic and typical of representations found in Old Kingdom tombs, illustrating aspects of daily life. The carving is in low relief, with clear lines and minimal embellishment.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 48.74 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3518 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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