Detail from a Row of Foreigners New Kingdom, Amarna PeriodThebes (Karnak), Egypt
Description
Object Label: The feathered headdress and distinctive facial features identify this man as a Nubian, an inhabitant of the land south of Egypt. Comparable figures on more complete scenes indicate that this fragment originally showed rows of Nubians, Syrians and Canaanites kneeling and extending their arms in adoration of Akhenaten. Provenance: Culture Egyptian Caption: Egyptian. Detail from a Row of Foreigners, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.. Sandstone, 9 3/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 7/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 74.154. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 74.154 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3839 tier-2
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