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

Women at a Banquet

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Description

Object Label: These fragments depict the heads and upper torsos of two richly dressed women at a banquet. Their jewelry includes large gold earrings, and their stylish dresses appear to be extremely flimsy. In keeping with Egyptian drawing convention, the women are shown overlapping to indicate that they sat side by side. Caption: Women at a Banquet, ca. 1400–1353 B.C.E.. Limestone, gesso, pigment, L70.1.1: 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8 × 5 × 0.2 cm) L70.1.2: 1 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (2.5 × 3 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.3: 1 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (4.4 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.4: 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (7 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm). Lent by Richard Bomer, L70.1.1-.4. (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.

Three painted limestone fragments featuring a figure with distinct clothing and facial features.

The artifact comprises three fragments of painted limestone, assembled to depict a human figure. The style includes bold, geometric patterns in vibrant colors, with emphasis on the figure's clothing and facial details. The artwork is typical of Egyptian painting, with the figure in profile and simplified anatomical features.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials limestone

Connections

Found at Thebes
Materials Limestone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession L70.1.1-.4 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 126857 tier-2
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