Women at a Banquet
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Object Label
These fragments depict the heads and upper torsos of two richly dressed women at a banquet. Their jewelry includes large gold earrings, and their stylish dresses appear to be extremely flimsy. In keeping with Egyptian drawing convention, the women are shown overlapping to indicate that they sat side by side.
Caption
Women at a Banquet, ca. 1400–1353 B.C.E.. Limestone, gesso, pigment, L70.1.1: 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8 × 5 × 0.2 cm) L70.1.2: 1 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (2.5 × 3 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.3: 1 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (4.4 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.4: 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (7 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm). Lent by Richard Bomer, L70.1.1-.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.L70.1.1-.4_erg456.jpg)
Title
Women at a Banquet
Date
ca. 1400–1353 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Thebes, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, gesso, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
L70.1.1: 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 1/16 in. (8 × 5 × 0.2 cm) L70.1.2: 1 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in. (2.5 × 3 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.3: 1 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (4.4 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm) L70.1.4: 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 9/16 in. (7 × 5.6 × 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Lent by Richard Bomer
Accession Number
L70.1.1-.4
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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