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Embracing a subject that corresponded to the natural "life" of white alabaster, the Brooklynite Robert Laurent here worked his design onto the stone surface, almost magically implying the continuation of the forms within the rock mass. In keeping with direct-carving ideals, requiring direct contact with the raw, natural material, he then hand-polished the surface to raise a brilliance and translucency from the naturally chalky stone.
Caption
Camp Scene, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 9 3/16 x 14 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (23.3 x 36.5 x 5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 64.148.3. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.64.148.3_wwg7.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Camp Scene
Date
ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Possible place collected: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
9 3/16 x 14 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (23.3 x 36.5 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
64.148.3
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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These reliefs that you just photographed are really special because they come from the part of a city that people actually lived and worked in. Most of what you see in many ours and many museums come from tombs.People only lived in the city of Akhetaten, as it was called in ancient times, for a very short period. This actually makes it much easier for archaeologists to study.
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