Harbor Scene
Description
Object Label: This highly detailed relief seems to represent the presentation of an important prisoner and his property to a general. An officer leads the bound captive by a rope tied around his neck and presents him to the unseen commander. To indicate his high rank, the commander was represented on a much larger scale than the other figures in the scene. Note the traces of his staff in the lower left corner. Caption: Harbor Scene, ca. 1336–1295 B.C.E.. Limestone, 11 15/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 7/16 in. (30.4 x 41 x 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 48.112. (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.
An ancient Egyptian relief depicting a scene with several figures on a boat.
This is a carved limestone relief showing a scene of multiple figures on a boat. The composition includes both standing and sitting figures, with some engaged in rowing or other activities. The carving style suggests a narrative scene typical of ancient Egyptian artistic conventions, with significant attention to detail in the depiction of human figures in profile. The relief includes additional hieroglyphs alongside the boat.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 48.112 tier-2
- BKM-Object 61441 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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