Sunk Relief Representation of a God in the Brooklyn Museum March 2010

Sunk Relief Representation of a God

The identification of this figure is based on his long, curved beard and the remains of a solar disk resting immediately above his head in the manner of a crown. Two stylistic details that occur sporadically in various periods are the hollow drilling of the hair curls and the sculptural demarcation of the eye's iris

Medium: Limestone

Possible Place Made: Northern Egypt, Egypt

Dates: ca. 874-773 B.C.E.

Dynasty: XXII Dynasty

Period: Third Intermediate Period

Dimensions: 17 1/8 x 16 15/16 x 1
15/16 in. (43.5 x 43 x 5 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: 75.167

Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

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