Relief of Oarsmen and Dancers
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Object Label
This relief was once part of a large-scale depiction of a major religious festival in which boats carrying divine images were towed across the Nile by other boats. It is displayed here as an example of one of the earlier styles of relief reflected in some of the tomb reliefs of Dynasties XXV and XXVI in this vitrine.
Caption
Relief of Oarsmen and Dancers, ca. 1479–1457 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 3 15/16 x 13 1/8 in. (10 x 33.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Title
Relief of Oarsmen and Dancers
Date
ca. 1479–1457 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place excavated: Thebes (Deir el-Bahri), Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
3 15/16 x 13 1/8 in. (10 x 33.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Accession Number
86.226.7
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