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<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)
Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)
<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view02.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view02.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183a_34.1183b_34.1183c_34.1183d_view02.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183a_34.1183b_34.1183c_34.1183d_view02.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183a_34.1183b_34.1183c_34.1183d_view01.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183a_34.1183b_34.1183c_34.1183d_view01.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view03.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view03.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183d_34.1183b_34.1183c_36.884_NegID_34.1183dGRPA_print_bw.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183d_34.1183b_34.1183c_36.884_NegID_34.1183dGRPA_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183c_NegID_34.1183dGRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183c_NegID_34.1183dGRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view04.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view04.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183d_34.1183b_34.1183c_36.884_grpA_bw.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.34.1183d_34.1183b_34.1183c_36.884_grpA_bw.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view05.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view05.jpg)

<em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view06.jpg)

Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view06.jpg)

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Pair of Monkeys

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone, pigment
  • Possible Place Made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
    DIMENSIONS 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 34.1183c
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Small limestone sculpture of a mother ape sitting and clasping a young ape to her breast. The mother looks straight ahead, the young to one side. Extensive remains of red paint. Condition, minor chips on base.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Pair of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)
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    <em>Pair of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 34.1183c. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.1183c_view01.jpg)

    TAGS

    stone
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Small
    Sculpture
    Representing
    Monkey
    Ancient
    Limestone
    traces of red pigment
    18th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Amarna
    Amarna Age
    Amarna Period
    Reign of Akhenaten

    TAGS

    stone
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Small
    Sculpture
    Representing
    Monkey
    Ancient
    Limestone
    traces of red pigment
    18th Dynasty
    New Kingdom
    Amarna
    Amarna Age
    Amarna Period
    Reign of Akhenaten

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