Relief with Female Musicians
Description
Object Label: This relief appears to show a standing female servant pouring a libation or perfume to the first of several squatting female musicians, one playing a tambourine and the others clapping out a beat. The main text, perhaps part of a hymn being sung, mentions a goddess as a "uraeus cobra of gold." On the basis of Its style, the relief can probably be attributed to a late Ramesside tomb at Saqqara. Caption: Relief with Female Musicians, ca. 1185–1070 B.C.E.. Limestone, 12 1/8 × 22 1/16 × 2 9/16 in. (30.8 × 56 × 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund , 68.150.1. (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 fragment featuring carved figures and hieroglyphs.
This artifact is a limestone relief fragment showing three figures in profile with elaborate headdresses. Above the figures are hieroglyphic inscriptions. The figures appear to be offering or holding circular objects, possibly symbolizing the sun or other religious icons. The style suggests detailed craftsmanship typical of ancient Egyptian reliefs.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 68.150.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 94144 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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