Detail from an Offering Scene Middle KingdomLisht, Egypt
Description
Object Label: Originally this relief fragment belonged to a depiction of an offering bearer carrying three pintail ducks to the king. Amunemhat I used many Old Kingdom royal reliefs in the construction of his pyramid complex at Lisht, so it is sometimes difficult to distinguish reliefs made during his reign from original Old Kingdom works. Certain details of this exquisite fragment— particularly the elegant sweep of the duck’s wing and the unnatural bend of the servant’s fingers—suggest a Middle Kingdom date. Caption: Detail from an Offering Scene, ca. 1938–1909 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 17 3/16 × 9 1/2 × 2 1/8 in., 24.4 lb. (43.7 × 24.1 × 5.4 cm, 11.07kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 52.130.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 52.130.2 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3578 tier-2
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