Musicians
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View: Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
We can see portions of the faces of four musicians on this sunk-relief fragment. The indIvidual on the far left plays a double flute; the small lyre strummed by a graceful hand belongs to a figure no longer preserved. These musicians probably entertained at a royal banquet depicted on a temple or palace wall.
MEDIUM
Limestone, pigment
DATES
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
late Dynasty 18
PERIOD
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
DIMENSIONS
9 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (23.5 x 13 x 26.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
36.882
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
PROVENANCE
Central Halls of the Southern Section of the State Apartments of the Great Palace in the Central City at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt; 1935-36, excavated by John Devitt Stringfellow Pendlebury for the Egypt Exploration Society (excavation no. 35-36/507); 1936, gift of the Egypt Exploration Society to the Brooklyn Museum.
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MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
CAPTION
Musicians, ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E. Limestone, pigment, 9 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 10 1/2 in. (23.5 x 13 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 36.882. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.36.882_wwg7.jpg)
IMAGE
installation, West Wing gallery 7 installation, CUR.36.882_wwg7.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2005
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