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Fragment of Relief Representation of Amun, Ahmes-Nefertari and King Amunhotep I In the center of this private stela (commemorative tablet), flanked by the god Amun and the second king of Dynasty XVIII, Amunhotep I, is Queen Ahmose-Nofretari, Amenhotep I's mother. Ahmose-Nofretari held the important religious position "God's Wife of Amun." According to Egyptian theology, Amun could impregnate his human consorts; thus Amunhotep I was the son of the god, and he and his mother comprised Amun's earthly family. Both Ahmose-Nofretari and Amunhotep I enjoyed popular cults at Thebes beginning in Dynasty XVIII and continuing for many centuries thereafter. So popular was a festival dedicated to Amunhotep I that the seventh month was named for it in both Coptic and Arabic. Medium: Limestone, painted Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt Dates: ca. 1295-1185 B.C.E. Dynasty: XIX Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 86.226.25 Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4247/Fragme...

Fragment of Relief Representation of Amun, Ahmes-Nefertari and King Amunhotep I In the center of this private stela (commemorative tablet), flanked by the god Amun and the second king of Dynasty XVIII, Amunhotep I, is Queen Ahmose-Nofretari, Amenhotep I's mother. Ahmose-Nofretari held the important religious position "God's Wife of Amun." According to Egyptian theology, Amun could impregnate his human consorts; thus Amunhotep I was the son of the god, and he and his mother comprised Amun's earthly family. Both Ahmose-Nofretari and Amunhotep I enjoyed popular cults at Thebes beginning in Dynasty XVIII and continuing for many centuries thereafter. So popular was a festival dedicated to Amunhotep I that the seventh month was named for it in both Coptic and Arabic. Medium: Limestone, painted Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt Dates: ca. 1295-1185 B.C.E. Dynasty: XIX Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 86.226.25 Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4247/Fragme...

Fragment of Relief Representation of Amun, Ahmes-Nefertari and King Amunhotep I In the center of this private stela (commemorative tablet), flanked by the god Amun and the second king of Dynasty XVIII, Amunhotep I, is Queen Ahmose-Nofretari, Amenhotep I's mother. Ahmose-Nofretari held the important religious position "God's Wife of Amun." According to Egyptian theology, Amun could impregnate his human consorts; thus Amunhotep I was the son of the god, and he and his mother comprised Amun's earthly family. Both Ahmose-Nofretari and Amunhotep I enjoyed popular cults at Thebes beginning in Dynasty XVIII and continuing for many centuries thereafter. So popular was a festival dedicated to Amunhotep I that the seventh month was named for it in both Coptic and Arabic. Medium: Limestone, painted Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Egypt Dates: ca. 1295-1185 B.C.E. Dynasty: XIX Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 30 13/16 x 24 1/8 x 2 7/16 in. (78.3 x 61.2 x 6.2 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Old Kingdom to 18th Dynasty, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 86.226.25 Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc. Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4247/Fragme...

Kneeling Statue of Nesbanebdjedet Nesbanebdjedet was one of several Libyans contending for rule in Egypt from the end of Dynasty XXII to Dynasty XXIV. He seems to have had an exaggerated sense of his own power. The hieroglyphic text on the base uses phraseology normally applied only to kings, and the kneeling attitude is usually reserved for royal representations. Medium: Steatite, glazed Reportedly From: Giza, Egypt Dates: ca. 755-730 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XXII Dynasty-early XXIV Dynasty Period: Third Intermediate Period Dimensions: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm) Base: 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in. (2 x 4.9 x 8 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 37.344E Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4025/Kneeli...

Relief of a Copulating Couple The purpose or symbolism of this relief is not clear. Perhaps it was a votive offering in a temple, a household item, or a tomb deposit. It may have conveyed the idea of rebirth through sexual regeneration. The affectionate gesture of the man placing his hand on the woman's cheek is most unusual. The significance of what appears to be a bird and of the largely destroyed image of another animal is unknown. The shape of the heads, the style of the wigs, and the robustness of the bodies are characteristic for art of the Ptolemaic Period. Medium: Limestone Place Found: Egypt Dates: 305-30 B.C.E. Dynasty: XXX Dynasty or later Period: Ptolemaic Period Dimensions: Base: 6 5/16 x 5 7/16 in. (16 x 13.8 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 60.181 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3694/Relief...

Relief of a Copulating Couple The purpose or symbolism of this relief is not clear. Perhaps it was a votive offering in a temple, a household item, or a tomb deposit. It may have conveyed the idea of rebirth through sexual regeneration. The affectionate gesture of the man placing his hand on the woman's cheek is most unusual. The significance of what appears to be a bird and of the largely destroyed image of another animal is unknown. The shape of the heads, the style of the wigs, and the robustness of the bodies are characteristic for art of the Ptolemaic Period. Medium: Limestone Place Found: Egypt Dates: 305-30 B.C.E. Dynasty: XXX Dynasty or later Period: Ptolemaic Period Dimensions: Base: 6 5/16 x 5 7/16 in. (16 x 13.8 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 60.181 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3694/Relief...

Woman and Child on a Bed Objects of this type may have served multiple purposes. They have been found in temples, tombs, and houses. Perhaps they satisfied the sexual needs of men in the afterlife or conveyed wishes for fertility on the part of both men and women. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The child here suggests the ideas of fertility and rebirth, which were vital to resurrection and immortality in the next life. Medium: Terracotta Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt Dates: ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom (probably) Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 5 15/16 in. (5.4 x 6.7 x 15.1 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 14.606 Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/8605/Woman_...

Woman and Child on a Bed Objects of this type may have served multiple purposes. They have been found in temples, tombs, and houses. Perhaps they satisfied the sexual needs of men in the afterlife or conveyed wishes for fertility on the part of both men and women. They may have had a connection with Hathor, goddess of love and sexuality. The child here suggests the ideas of fertility and rebirth, which were vital to resurrection and immortality in the next life. Medium: Terracotta Place Excavated: Sawama, Egypt Dates: ca. 1539-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom (probably) Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 5 15/16 in. (5.4 x 6.7 x 15.1 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Temples and Tombs, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 14.606 Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/8605/Woman_...

Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta Nebsen, the scribe of the royal treasury, and his wife, the songstress of Isis, Nebet-ta, wear the elaborate wigs fashionable in the later Eighteenth Dynasty. Their jewelry, painted yellow to imitate gold, was varnished to make it shine; the varnish has darkened with time. The inscription tells us that the statue was made for the couple's tomb by their son, Weserhat. In fulfilling this filial duty after their deaths, he had them depicted in the fashion of his day, rather than that current under Thutmose III, when they actually lived. Medium: Limestone, painted Possible Place Collected: Dahamsha, Egypt Dates: ca. 1400-1352 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 8 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (40 x 21.8 x 23.5 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 40.523 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3454/Pair_S...

Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta Nebsen, the scribe of the royal treasury, and his wife, the songstress of Isis, Nebet-ta, wear the elaborate wigs fashionable in the later Eighteenth Dynasty. Their jewelry, painted yellow to imitate gold, was varnished to make it shine; the varnish has darkened with time. The inscription tells us that the statue was made for the couple's tomb by their son, Weserhat. In fulfilling this filial duty after their deaths, he had them depicted in the fashion of his day, rather than that current under Thutmose III, when they actually lived. Medium: Limestone, painted Possible Place Collected: Dahamsha, Egypt Dates: ca. 1400-1352 B.C.E. Dynasty: XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 15 3/4 x 8 9/16 x 9 1/4 in. (40 x 21.8 x 23.5 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 40.523 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3454/Pair_S...

Statue of Isis Holding the Child Horus The Heliopolitan creation myth provided some of the prototypes for Egyptian queenship. Isis, for example, served as the faithful wife and aide of the ruling monarch Osiris and as the mother of the future king Horus. Medium: Slate Place Found: Saqqara, Egypt Dates: ca. 664-525 B.C.E. Dynasty: XXVI Dynasty Period: Late Period Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 4 1/4 in. (19.1 x 4.1 x 10.8 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is not on view Accession Number: 37.938E Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4113/Statue...

Figure of Kneeling Woman The artisan who made this piece combined a functioning vessel with the figure of a kneeling woman holding round pots and a curved horn. She probably represents a midwife with the items of her trade: vessels containing oils and drugs for easing the mother's discomfort. This hollow piece probably held such a soothing salve or pain-reducing agent itself. Medium: Steatite, glazed Place Made: Egypt Dates: ca. 1336-1327 B.C.E., ca. 1327-1323 b.c, or ca. 1323-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 3 13/16 x 2 in. (9.7 x 5.1 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 49.53 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3534/Figure...

Senenu Grinding Grain The royal scribe Senenu appears here bent over a large grinding stone. This unusual sculpture seems to be an elaborate version of a shabti, a funerary figurine placed in the tomb to work in place of the deceased in the hereafter. The hieroglyphic text included Senenu's claim to a blessed afterlife by virtue of his proper behavior toward the king and gods. Medium: Limestone Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt Dates: ca. 1336-1327 B.C.E. or ca. 1327-1323 B.C.E. or ca. 1323-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 7 9/16 in. (18 x 8 x 19.2 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 37.120E Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3969/Senenu...

Senenu Grinding Grain The royal scribe Senenu appears here bent over a large grinding stone. This unusual sculpture seems to be an elaborate version of a shabti, a funerary figurine placed in the tomb to work in place of the deceased in the hereafter. The hieroglyphic text included Senenu's claim to a blessed afterlife by virtue of his proper behavior toward the king and gods. Medium: Limestone Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt Dates: ca. 1336-1327 B.C.E. or ca. 1327-1323 B.C.E. or ca. 1323-1295 B.C.E. Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 7 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 7 9/16 in. (18 x 8 x 19.2 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 37.120E Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3969/Senenu...

Large Ushabti of Ramesses II Ramesses II, one of Egypt's mightiest pharaohs, left countless monuments throughout the Nile Valley. Ironically, however, his tomb in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes has yielded few funerary figurines (known as shabtis, shawabtis, or ushebtis, depending on the spelling in the text on the particular example), having been plundered in Dynasty XX and not yet completely excavated. This is one of only three wooden examples known. Inscribed with Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, the text associated with funerary figurines, it resembles many fine statuettes from Deir el Medineh, the Theban home of the craftsmen who built and decorated the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Medium: Wood Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Deir el Bahri, Egypt Dates: ca. 1213 B.C.E. Dynasty: XIX Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (31.8 x 8.7 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 08.480.5 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3232/Large_...

Large Ushabti of Ramesses II Ramesses II, one of Egypt's mightiest pharaohs, left countless monuments throughout the Nile Valley. Ironically, however, his tomb in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes has yielded few funerary figurines (known as shabtis, shawabtis, or ushebtis, depending on the spelling in the text on the particular example), having been plundered in Dynasty XX and not yet completely excavated. This is one of only three wooden examples known. Inscribed with Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, the text associated with funerary figurines, it resembles many fine statuettes from Deir el Medineh, the Theban home of the craftsmen who built and decorated the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Medium: Wood Possible Place Collected: Thebes, Deir el Bahri, Egypt Dates: ca. 1213 B.C.E. Dynasty: XIX Dynasty Period: New Kingdom Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. (31.8 x 8.7 cm) Collections: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor Accession Number: 08.480.5 Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3232/Large_...

Mithuna Couple Medium: Sandstone Dates: ca. 5th Century C.E. Dimensions: 26 x 18 1/2 in. (66 x 47 cm) 30 x 19 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (76.2 x 48.9 x 19.1 cm) with base Collections: Asian Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of India, 2nd Floor Accession Number: 86.273 Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Menke Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/114757/Mith...

Mithuna Couple Medium: Sandstone Dates: ca. 5th Century C.E. Dimensions: 26 x 18 1/2 in. (66 x 47 cm) 30 x 19 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (76.2 x 48.9 x 19.1 cm) with base Collections: Asian Art Museum Location: This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of India, 2nd Floor Accession Number: 86.273 Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Menke Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/114757/Mith...