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<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)
Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)
<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)

<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view02.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view02.jpg)

<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view03.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view03.jpg)

<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view04.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view04.jpg)

<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view05.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view05.jpg)

<em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view06.jpg)

Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view06.jpg)

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Group of Monkeys

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Limestone, pigment(?)
  • Place Excavated: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom, Amarna Period
    DIMENSIONS 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.616
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION A fragmentary group of two seated monkeys facing one another. They are knee to knee, and their tails are curled to the left of their bodies. Condition: Fragmentary. The nape of the neck, the right elbow, and the left upper arm and the legs remain of one of the monkeys; only the hind quarters and the legs remain of the monkey opposite. The back of one of the monkeys has the remains of what may be black paint.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Group of Monkeys, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.37.616_view01.jpg., 2019
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    <em>Group of Monkeys</em>, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment(?), 1 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (4.8 × 5.8 × 3.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.616 (Photo: , CUR.37.616_view01.jpg)

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