Relief of Mourning Women.
This relief sculpture represents three mourners coming from a funeral procession. Each holds the top of her dress in one hand and beats her bare chest with the other. This gesture of mourning in ancient Egypt was often accompanied by loud cries of grief, evident in the open mouth of the woman on the right.
This relief was probably located originally in a tomb chapel. Traces of paint indicate that it would originally have been quite colorful.
Dynasty 31
Brooklyn Museum
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