Fragment of Tomb Relief
Description
Object Label: This scene represents sacrifice and offering. At the bottom right, a man leads a calf, which is also shown slaughtered (just above and to the right). Two seated women and a standing man (farther above) observe the sacrifice and offer bread. Such scenes could occur in daily life, at funerals as part of the ritual, and as a regular observance after the deceased was buried. Caption: Fragment of Tomb Relief, ca. 1979–1801 B.C.E.. Limestone, 13 11/16 x 25 9/16 x 2 9/16 in. (34.7 x 65 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1349E. (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 limestone slab featuring engravings of people, animals, and hieroglyphs.
The artifact is a rectangular limestone slab with detailed engravings showcasing a scene depicting human figures engaged in various activities, along with representations of animals. The composition is notable for its linear arrangement, with hieroglyphic inscriptions flanking the figures. The style suggests a skilled craftsmanship typical of ancient Egyptian reliefs.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1349E tier-2
- BKM-Object 4140 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.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.