Relief Depicting a Male with a Shaven Head

Medium: Sandstone, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
• Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1378–1373 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (20.7 x 20.4 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Accession Number: 80.8

Image: CUR.80.8_NegL886_8_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
One irregularly shaped fragment of relief of the talatat type depicting a male with shaven head, facing left, bending or bowing with one arm extending outward toward a second male figure. Condition: The sandstone relief is set into plaster into a frame. There are traces of red paint on the skin and white paint or plaster on the background. Two deep chips are missing from the relief.

Brooklyn Museum