Painting of a Standing King
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
The identity of the king represented as a statue standing in the center of this fragmentary painting cannot be determined, but the colors and the confident drawing suggest a New Kingdom date. The scene was probably part of a wall in a Theban private tomb. Flanking the king are djed-pillars surmounted by human-headed ba birds. The birds may represent the gods Shu and Tefnut, who along with Ptah formed the Memphite triad.
Caption
Painting of a Standing King, ca. 1539–1070 B.C.E.. Mud, plaster, pigment, 5 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (13.5 x 3.4 x 11 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.208. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.208_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Painting of a Standing King
Date
ca. 1539–1070 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 20
Period
New Kingdom
Medium
Mud, plaster, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
5 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (13.5 x 3.4 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.208
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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