Detail from an Offering Scene

ca. 1938–1909 B.C.E. or earlier

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Object Label

Originally this relief fragment belonged to a depiction of an offering bearer carrying three pintail ducks to the king. Amunemhat I used many Old Kingdom royal reliefs in the construction of his pyramid complex at Lisht, so it is sometimes difficult to distinguish reliefs made during his reign from original Old Kingdom works. Certain details of this exquisite fragment— particularly the elegant sweep of the duck’s wing and the unnatural bend of the servant’s fingers—suggest a Middle Kingdom date.

Caption

Detail from an Offering Scene, ca. 1938–1909 B.C.E. or earlier. Limestone, pigment, 18 1/16 x 9 3/16 in., 24.4 lb. (45.8 x 23.3 cm, 11.07kg). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 52.130.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 52.130.2_version4_PS9.jpg)

Title

Detail from an Offering Scene

Date

ca. 1938–1909 B.C.E. or earlier

Dynasty

Dynasty 12, or earlier

Period

Middle Kingdom

Geography

Place excavated: Lisht, Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

18 1/16 x 9 3/16 in., 24.4 lb. (45.8 x 23.3 cm, 11.07kg)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

52.130.2

Rights

Creative Commons-BY

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