Mourners Before a Tomb Door
Description
Object Label: This relief fragment shows two men, on the right, who make the gestures of mourners. The small cuts in the stone surface above and in front of the figures represent the dust that mourning Egyptians poured on their heads as a sign of bereavement. To the left can be seen the traces of a man in official dress who appears to be hurrying from the opened door of the tomb. Unlike many of the objects in this gallery, the scene suggests distress in the presence of death. Caption: Mourners Before a Tomb Door, ca. 1332–1292 B.C.E.. Limestone, 9 9/16 x 14 3/16 x 7/8 in. (24.3 x 36 x 2.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 69.114. (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.
Two figures are depicted carrying items, possibly engaged in a ceremonial or laborious activity.
This limestone relief shows two individuals in a dynamic stance, each carrying an object. The artistic style indicates the figures are presented in a conventional side-profile typical of ancient Egyptian art. The composition includes architectural elements, suggestive of a ceremonial or utilitarian context. Notable features include the geometric patterns on their kilts and the inclusion of a partial figure on the left side of the relief.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 69.114 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3783 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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