Harvest Ritual(?)

Medium: Limestone, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Hermopolis Magna, Egypt

Dates:ca. 1352–1334 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 9 3/16 x 20 1/2 in. (23.4 x 52 cm)

Collections:

• Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Exhibitions:

• Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity
• Ancient Egyptian Art

Accession Number: 60.197.2

Image: CUR.60.197.2_wwg7.jpg,West Wing gallery 7 installation

Catalogue Description:
Limestone relief. In sunk relief, incompletely preserved head and shoulders of a male figure with outstretched right hand clasping (? picking) unidentified plant, possibly wheat, for offering (?). Trace of another hand in lower left corner. Man is in unusually large scale and presumably is royal. Condition: Both lower corners lost with piece replaced at lower left corner. Deep gash on hand.

Brooklyn Museum