Dancers with instruments

Unknown (Egyptian)

Item type:

sculpture

Date of creation:

ca. 1353-1336 BCE

Height:

24.0 cm  (9 7/16 in.)

Width:

37.2 cm  (14 5/8 in.)

Depth:

3.5 cm  (1 3/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

limestone, paint

Place of creation:

Hermopolis

School:

Amarna period

Description

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art: This scene takes place as the king's procession, not visible on this block, arrives at the temple. The arrival is met by a man blasting a trumpet and by a group of women who jubilate while one plays a rectangular tambourine. Judging from their long straight hair and simple clothing, these are not court ladies. A young boy accompanies them and probably holds a frond, although it is partly obscured.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

End-blown trumpet [6556]
Tambourine [2746]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

4496