Fragment of a relief with two prisoners

 

Sandstone fragment with representations in sunk relief, in two registers. The upper register shows only the knees and feet of two kneeling figures facing right. The lower register shows a negro captive facing right with arms bent upwards and backwards and tied together. Behind him part of the face of an Asian with a pointed beard has been preserved. The style of the representations is typical for the Amarna Period.

Present location	ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number	APM 8753
Dating	AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN
Archaeological Site	THEBES: EAST BANK ?
Category	RELIEF
Material	SANDSTONE
Technique	LOW RELIEF
Height	22.5 cm
Width	20 cm
Depth	5 cm

Bibliography

• R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer (ed.), Egypte, eender en anders (tentoonstellingscatalogus APM), 1984, 23 (nr. 6)
• F.J.E. Boddens Hosang, Two Amarna collections in the Netherlands, OMRO 72 (1992), 15-53: 25, 46/pl. 8

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