Building Scene
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM
Sandstone, pigment
DATES
ca. 1352-1347 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
DIMENSIONS
7 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (19 x 26.5 x 3 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
86.132
CREDIT LINE
Gift of William Kelly Simpson
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CAPTION
Building Scene, ca. 1352-1347 B.C.E. Sandstone, pigment, 7 1/2 x 10 7/16 x 1 3/16 in. (19 x 26.5 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William Kelly Simpson, 86.132. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.132_wwg7.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 7 installation,
CUR.86.132_wwg7.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One Egyptian limestone relief with a representation of stone masons building a wall.
Condition: Right edge broken away anciently. Other edges worked in antiquity. Entire surface quite rough and grainy.
Joins Brooklyn 61.195.1.
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