<em>Group of a Monkey Driving a Chariot</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.5 x 2.8 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.885. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.885_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Group of a Monkey Driving a Chariot, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.5 x 2.8 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.885. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.885_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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Group of a Monkey Driving a Chariot

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone, pigment

Place Excavated: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 18

PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period

DIMENSIONS 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.5 x 2.8 x 10 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 36.885

CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Limestone group of a monkey driving a chariot. The piece is unfinished being roughly blocked out. The back and one side have been outlined in black paint or ink though much of this is now worn away. There were apparently going to be two lions(?) drawing the chariot. Condition: Surface considerably chipped and worn.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Group of a Monkey Driving a Chariot, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 3 15/16 in. (8.5 x 2.8 x 10 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.885. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.885_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.36.885_NegA_print_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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