Model Food Offering of Bound Gazelle
Description
Object Label: Model Food Offerings Over time, new subjects came to be depicted within the tradition of displaying models of food offerings. New Kingdom Egyptians continued the Middle Kingdom tradition of leaving smallscale replicas of food as funerary offerings in tombs. Although some types were known earlier—such as the trussed duck and miniature vessels—a new subject was the gazelle. As desert dwellers, gazelles symbolized the chaos that existed in the sterile lands flanking the Nile Valley. Bound gazelles therefore represented the desire for eternal control over chaos. Caption: Model Food Offering of Bound Gazelle, ca. 1479–1292 B.C.E.. Steatite, 1 11/16 x 2 3/8 in. (4.3 x 6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 51.2. (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.
Carved wooden artifact depicting a bound oryx.
The object is a carved wooden piece representing a bound oryx. It is detailed with naturalistic features, including the curvature of the horns and the positioning of the limbs. The style suggests it may have been part of a decorative or functional object, possibly a piece of furniture or a ceremonial item, common in ancient Egyptian artistic expression.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 51.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3552 tier-2
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