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

Fragmentary Group of a Man and Wife Seated

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Description

Caption: Fragmentary Group of a Man and Wife Seated, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 10 5/8 × 10 7/16 × 4 3/4 in. (27 × 26.5 × 12 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.393E.

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 fragmentary relief depicting two seated figures with missing heads.

This artifact is a partially preserved limestone relief showing two figures, likely a man and a woman, seated side by side. The figures are painted in reddish tones, with detailed hair stylings. The heads of the figures are missing. The composition suggests a scene of domestic or daily life, as the figures appear to be seated together in a relaxed posture.

daily life unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.393E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117049 tier-2
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