Practice Sketch or Votive Offering
Description
Object Label: The elaborate wig, aquiline nose, fastidious indication of fat folds on the neck, and elongated and downward-sloping eye all indicate that the king depicted here was one of the Ramesside rulers of Dynasty XIX or XX. The several discrepancies between the inked lines and the incisions suggest that the piece was a practice sketch for a wall relief or painting, but it may have also served as a temple offering to the king. Around the crown of the head is an intricate circlet consisting of two uraeus cobras affixed to the brow and side. These cobras were insignias of royalty. Caption: Practice Sketch or Votive Offering, ca. 1295–1070 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 7 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (18.8 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.54. (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 fragment of an Egyptian relief depicting a female figure with detailed hair.
The artifact is a limestone fragment showcasing the profile of a female figure. The craftsmanship includes intricate detailing of the braided hair and the facial features, indicative of artistic styles common in Egyptian reliefs. The piece is well-preserved, displaying the elegant and stylistic composition typical of Egyptian art, possibly representing a noblewoman or deity.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 16.54 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3135 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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