Antelopes
Description
Object Label: The scene to which this block once belonged probably showed a desert hunting party. The hunters, Akhenaten and his entourage, would have appeared in chariots bearing down on their helpless prey. Their approach has not gone unnoticed: the ears of the two bubalis antelopes perk up at the sound of danger. The back of a third antelope may be seen in the lower right corner. Such isolated blocks provide a hint of the complex decorative schemes that once existed in the palace at el Amarna. Caption: Antelopes, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 20 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (52.5 x 22.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.197.5. (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 carved limestone relief depicting two antelopes.
The artifact is a limestone relief showing two antelopes in profile. The style is typical of Egyptian art, focusing on the animals' graceful necks and detailed heads. The relief exhibits simple, elegant lines and minimal detail, characteristic of scenes representing wildlife in Egyptian iconography.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 60.197.5 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3698 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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