Men from a Scene of Music and Games
Description
Object Label: Scenes of daily life, many of which may actually have had religious significance, were a basic element of private-tomb decoration until the first part of Dynasty XVIII. Their renewed popularity in tombs of Dynasties XXV and XXVI reflects that era's penchant for the past. It is uncertain whether the unusual frontal depiction of the scribe shown here is an archaism or an innovation of the relief's own time. Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Men from a Scene of Music and Games, ca. 670–650 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 4 1/8 x 8 15/16 x 1 in. (10.4 x 22.7 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 83.160. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Fragmentary painted limestone relief showing multiple male figures, including at least two profiles, with additional symbolic/figural motifs above and between them.
The image depicts a rectangular fragment of carved limestone with traces of pigment. The lower register shows two male figures in profile facing left: one at far left appears to wear a wig and headband, while the second is larger and also shown in profile wearing a similarly styled wig. Several small decorative elements and outlines appear in the upper field, including paired eye-like shapes and a feather- or leaf-shaped motif above the figures. A zigzag/stepped pattern with hanging elements appears on the right, resembling a decorative border or column element rather than a clearly legible inscription. No clear cartouche or royal name is visible. No distinct deity iconography (e.g., god determinatives) can be confidently identified. There is no clearly readable hieroglyphic text or other script; any marks present are too fragmentary/abstract to extract an excerpt reliably.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 83.160 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3907 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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