Detail from a Row of Foreigners
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)
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 fragmented stone relief depicting a male figure with a headdress.
This artifact is a broken piece of a stone relief showing a male figure in profile, identifiable by his traditional Egyptian headdress and pose. The carving style suggests it may be a fragment of a larger scene, possibly depicting a pharaoh or noble. The lines are well-defined, but some erosion is visible, suggesting significant age.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 74.154 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3839 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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