Fragmentary Inscription
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
To represent sounds and ideas, the Egyptian system of hieroglyphic writing employed signs in the form of complete or partial images of humans, other creatures, plants, and objects. The intricacy and beauty of some hieroglyphs qualify them as miniature works of art, just as some large-scale figural representations are actually monumental hieroglyphs. Many of this vitrine’s reliefs were once as brightly painted as this text.
MEDIUM
Limestone, pigment
DATES
ca. 670–650 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26
PERIOD
Late Third Intermediate Period to early Late Period
DIMENSIONS
7 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (18.7 × 14.6 × 3.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
60.131.1
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Fragment of limestone with single column of inscription in sunk relief containing plural termination of a word, the quail in yellow and red, the strokes in blue. Joins at upper left corner of fragment 60.131.2.
Condition: Preserved portion intact.
CAPTION
Egyptian. Fragmentary Inscription, ca. 670–650 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 7 3/8 × 5 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (18.7 × 14.6 × 3.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 60.131.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 60.131.1_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 60.131.1_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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