Relief of mourning women
New Kingdom funerals often featured female mourners wailing and gesturing dramatically. Although sometimes called "professional mourners," more likely these local women joined the funeral procession to express solidarity and sorrow, and also to participate in a public event.
The sloppy carving and indistinct lines indicate that that sculptor of this tomb relief was relatively unskilled, but he did successfully convey how ancient women demonstrated gri...ef by throwing dust on their heads and even falling to the ground. The different shapes of the figures indicate different ages.
New Kingdom funerals often featured female mourners wailing and gesturing dramatically. Although sometimes called "professional mourners," more likely these local women joined the funeral procession to express solidarity and sorrow, and also to participate in a public event.
The sloppy carving and indistinct lines indicate that that sculptor of this tomb relief was relatively unskilled, but he did successfully convey how ancient women demonstrated gri...ef by throwing dust on their heads and even falling to the ground. The different shapes of the figures indicate different ages.
Medium: Limestone
Place Made: Saqqara, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1319-1204 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty-early XIX Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 16 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (29 x 41.2 x 7.2 cm) (show scale)
Accession Number: 37.31E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Brooklyn Museum,
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Place Made: Saqqara, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1319-1204 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty-early XIX Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom
Dimensions: 11 7/16 x 16 1/4 x 2 13/16 in. (29 x 41.2 x 7.2 cm) (show scale)
Accession Number: 37.31E
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Brooklyn Museum,
brooklynmuseum.org
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