Building Scene
Description
Object Label: These two adjoining blocks depict stonemasons and laborers constructing one of Amunhotep IV's shrines to the Aten at Karnak. At the lower left is a figure carrying either a bag or a sandstone block, called a talatat, to the construction site. Above him, three other workmen walk on a wooden beam separating the unfinished walls. The group of men in the lower right may be listening to instructions from an unseen overseer. Caption: Building Scene, ca. 1352–1347 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (21.2 x 27 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 61.195.1. (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.
A carved relief depicting a figure carrying or holding an object, framed by a doorway or architectural structure.
The artifact is a limestone relief showing a figure in profile, possibly a male, with detailed carving highlighting the facial features and hair. He is framed by a structure resembling a doorway or architectural niche. The background partially includes brick or stonework design, indicating an architectural setting. The carving style suggests typical Egyptian relief work, with attention to anatomical detail and composition.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 61.195.1 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3712 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.