Relief Depicting a Male with a Shaven Head, ca. 1378–1373 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (20.7 x 20.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Milton Girod Mallon in memory of Paul and Marguerite Mallon, 80.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.8_NegL886_8_print_bw.jpg)
Relief Depicting a Male with a Shaven Head, ca. 1378–1373 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (20.7 x 20.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Milton Girod Mallon in memory of Paul and Marguerite Mallon, 80.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.8_NegL886_7_print_bw.jpg)
Relief Depicting a Male with a Shaven Head
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Sandstone, pigment
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Place found: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
- Place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
DATES
ca. 1378–1373 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
DIMENSIONS
8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (20.7 x 20.4 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
80.8
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Milton Girod Mallon in memory of Paul and Marguerite Mallon
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One irregularly shaped fragment of relief of the talatat type depicting a male with shaven head, facing left, bending or bowing with one arm extending outward toward a second male figure.
Condition: The sandstone relief is set into plaster into a frame. There are traces of red paint on the skin and white paint or plaster on the background. Two deep chips are missing from the relief.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Relief Depicting a Male with a Shaven Head, ca. 1378–1373 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (20.7 x 20.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Milton Girod Mallon in memory of Paul and Marguerite Mallon, 80.8. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.8_NegL886_8_print_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.80.8_NegL886_8_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2013
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