Detail from a Row of Foreigners
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Object Label
The feathered headdress and distinctive facial features identify this man as a Nubian, an inhabitant of the land south of Egypt. Comparable figures on more complete scenes indicate that this fragment originally showed rows of Nubians, Syrians and Canaanites kneeling and extending their arms in adoration of Akhenaten.
Caption
Egyptian. Detail from a Row of Foreigners, ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.. Sandstone, 9 3/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 7/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Edith and Milton Lowenthal, 74.154. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 74.154_SL1.jpg)
Culture
Title
Detail from a Row of Foreigners
Date
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Possible place collected: Thebes (Karnak), Egypt
Medium
Sandstone
Classification
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 7 3/16 x 2 7/16 in. (23.3 x 18.2 x 6.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edith and Milton Lowenthal
Accession Number
74.154
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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