Model Food Offering of Trussed Duck
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 Trussed Duck, ca 2170–1539 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite) , 2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 5 in. (6.4 × 6.4 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund, 11.666. (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.
An artifact depicting a kneeling figure with distinctive elongated features.
The artifact displays a kneeling figure with an elongated head and simplified body. The material appears to be a polished stone with a smooth surface. The figure's design suggests it could be a part of a larger composition or stand-alone piece, notable for its abstract form and possibly representational style.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 11.666 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3063 tier-2
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