Relief with Desert Scene
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Object Label
This fragment—originally part of a large hunting scene—shows desert animals breeding in their wild habitat. To the right, a wild feline noses after his mate. At lower left, a male antelope, mounting his mate, rears his head into the row above. The four female legs and two male hind legs of two other antelopes are visible at the upper left. At the lower right, the hindquarters of an antelope giving birth and the emerging head of her calf are partly preserved. The bovine calf at center left completes this depiction of the cycle of life, which, by being represented in the tomb, achieved eternal significance.
Caption
Relief with Desert Scene, ca. 2472–2455 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 11 7/16 x 17 1/16 x 1 3/16 in. (29 x 43.3 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.147. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 64.147_SL1.jpg)
Title
Relief with Desert Scene
Date
ca. 2472–2455 B.C.E.
Dynasty
middle Dynasty 5
Period
Old Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Saqqara, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
11 7/16 x 17 1/16 x 1 3/16 in. (29 x 43.3 x 3 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
64.147
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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