Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · statue

Fragment of Relief

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Fragment of Relief, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Sandstone, pigment, 9 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 10.5 x 19 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 35.2003. (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 ancient Egyptian relief featuring a face in profile.

The artifact is a fragment of a larger relief, showcasing a profile of a face, possibly part of a larger figure. The carving is low relief, showing simplistic but distinctive features such as the nose and mouth, typical of ancient Egyptian art. The style of depiction with minimal detail and emphasis on the side profile suggests adherence to traditional Egyptian artistic conventions.

unclear unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 35.2003 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 45624 tier-2
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