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Nubian Comrades

This fragment of a battle scene shows two Nubian warriors. The man on the right has been wounded in combat. He is supported by a fellow soldier who carries a long Sudanese bow.

Egyptian artisans developed different conventions to depict foreigners. In this example, the hoop earrings and the fleshy folds extending from the nostrils to the corners of the mouth identify these men as Nubians.

Medium: Sandstone
Place Excavated: Sesebi, Sudan
Dates: ca. 1352-1213 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 21 7/16 in. (39.4 x 54.4 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 37.413
Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Image: Overall, 37.413_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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