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Relief of an Aged Courtier
- Medium: Limestone
- Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt
- Dates: ca. 1336-1250 B.C.E.
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty-early XIX Dynasty
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (31.4 x 14.3 cm)
- Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor - Accession Number: 47.120.1
- Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Image: Overall, 47.120.1_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Unlike Egyptian sculpture, both Egyptian reliefs and paintings rarely depict elderly persons. This very exceptional relief shows an unknown man in full maturity with a marked furrow from his nose to his lips, a double chin, prominent collarbones, a bulging Adam's apple, sagging pectoral muscles, and deeply lined paIms. Most unusual is the pronounced vein or artery in his extended forearm. This remarkable naturalism is a legacy of the Amarna Period. The style of the wig is indicative of the date.
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