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Fragment of Tomb Relief

Scenes of daily life, many of which may actually have had religious significance, were a basic element of private-tomb decoration until the first part of Dynasty XVIII. Their renewed popularity in tombs of Dynasties XXV and XXVI reflects that era's penchant for the past. It is uncertain whether the unusual frontal depiction of the scribe shown here is an archaism or an innovation of the relief's own time.

Medium: Limestone, painted
Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt
Dates: ca. 670-650 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XXV Dynasty-early XXVI Dynasty
Period: late Third Intermediate Period-early Late Period
Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 10 1/2 in. (18 x 26.6 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: 49.18
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: Overall, 49.18.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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