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<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)
Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)
<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)

<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view03.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view03.jpg)

<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view02.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view02.jpg)

<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view06.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view06.jpg)

<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view04.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view04.jpg)

<em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view05.jpg)

Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view05.jpg)

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Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Sandstone, pigment
  • Possible Place Made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
    DIMENSIONS 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.65
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Fragment of sandstone relief depicting four rays of the sun terminating in hands. A detail typical of Tell el Amarna art. The hands are very delicately and nervously portrayed in raised relief. A large amount of the original yellow paint which apparently covered the entire piece still remains. Condition: The hands are chipped and parts of the surface are weathered.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)
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    <em>Relief Fragment of Four Rays of the Sun</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/16 x 4 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (18 x 12.5 x 17 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.65. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.16.65_view01.jpg)

    TAGS

    Fragment
    Relief
    Sandstone
    Amarna
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Tell el Amarna
    New Kingdom
    Reign of Akhenaten
    1352 - 1336 B.C.E.
    Amarna Period
    18th Dynasty
    Ancient

    TAGS

    Fragment
    Relief
    Sandstone
    Amarna
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Tell el Amarna
    New Kingdom
    Reign of Akhenaten
    1352 - 1336 B.C.E.
    Amarna Period
    18th Dynasty
    Ancient

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