Fragment of a Jubilee Scene
Description
Object Label: Amunhotep IV's cloak and the curved scepter in front of his face indicate that this detail once showed the king participating in the sed-festival, an ancient rite of royal renewal celebrated in Egypt since before Dynasty 1 (circa 3000–2800 B.C.). Amunhotep IV's first festival occurred at Karnak in the fourth or fifth year of his reign, just before he moved the capital to el Amarna and changed is name to Akhenaten. Caption: Fragment of a Jubilee Scene, ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 6 9/16 x 9 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (16.7 x 25 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.197.1. (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.
Carved limestone fragment depicting a pharaoh with a tall crown.
The artifact is a fragment of a limestone relief showing the profile of a pharaoh wearing a tall, conical crown typical of the New Kingdom period. The carving features distinct, linear representations of the crown and headgear. The surface of the relief appears worn, with visible eroded areas and signs of weathering. To the right of the pharaoh is a column of hieroglyphic inscriptions, suggesting its original context in a larger narrative scene.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 64.197.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3731 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.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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