A Span of Two Horses Pulling a Chariot

Medium: Gypsum plaster, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 8 11/16 x 13 13/16 in. (22 x 35.1 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Accession Number: 54.186

Image: 54.186_PS2.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Fragment of gypsum plaster relief, two horses attached to forepart of chariot. Ostrich plumes (red and black) on heads of horses. Background yellow, bodies of horses red. Spirited, rather than fine, workmanship. Condition: Broken at edges and very fragile. Lower portion of legs and upper sections of ostrich feathers lost.

Brooklyn Museum