Relief with a Couple
Place made:Egypt
Culture: Egyptian
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 4-6
Date: ca. 2613-2181 B.C.
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions:
height: 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
width: 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm)
depth: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number: 2005.1.15
Provenance: with Peter Sharrer, Hillsdale, NJ, by 1992; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, by 2000; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. by bequest to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2005
Label Text
This handsome relief sculpture shows a man and wife, presumably the owners of the tomb that this scene once decorated. They sit in a traditional pose with her far hand placed on his shoulder. Both wear broad collar necklaces, and a fillet further adorns her brow. The relief is noteworthy for the subtle quality of the carving: while the figures of the couple project slightly from the surface, only the stone immediately surrounding them has been carved away. (Jessica Powers, 2013)
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