Brooklyn Museum Of Art Analysis

Introduction:

In Art 100 we are discusiing Ancient Egypt and the inpact it had on Africa and countries. For our first assigment which is located in the Brooklyn Museum of Art, I visited the Egyptian Gallery which is located on the third floor. There were many exciting pieces of art work but the one piece that stood out for me. I will go into details and explain my fasination with this art piece and what it represent ot me.

Name and Date of the piece:

The name of the the piece that I have choosen which is a Classical Ancient Near Eastern Art: Pair Statue of Nebsen and Nebet-ta. A. The date of the piece 1390-1353 B.C.

Materials and Tools used:

The material and tools used to make this facinating piece of art work were: Limestone, painted.Their

The individual shown on the right side of the picture has breast shows it’s a woman, while the other on the left was flat chest which demonstrates a man. They are both seated together on a bench with their arms lovingly stretched around each other. This to me is a symbol of closeness. Their jewelry is painted yellow which represents gold, they both wore elaberate wigs. I also see almond-shaped eyes, curved eyebrows, broad noses and full sensuous lips of Nebsen and Nebet-ta. I see inscription on both sides of the statue. I have seen quite a few acient Egyptian statues and they normally look rigid, but not this one. Epyptian thought statues were a resting place for the soul.The the male in the picture had a much larger neclace around his neck than the female, this depicts that the man is of more stature than the female. The male had a scar on his belly and the female didn’t which depicts than sense of the defender of the household. The male also had a more decorated head wear than the female which depicts who was more in the naked eye of the society and the decision maker. They both wore clothing diplaying their belly buttons.The male also has wear jewelry on both arms. The are both

Which means the legally or formally recognized union of a man and woman as partners in a relationship. Many egyptians believe that one should find an individual from the opposite sex and get married as a way of fulfilling their rites of passage. I believe that the picture depicts a sense of wealth as they both were well dressed with head garments in the color of gold. I also believe them holding hands showed unity and loyalty to each other and how important them being committed to their culture meant. The husband’s hand was placed over the wife as a sign of who he is as the head of household in their culture. I also believe that the woman was more evidently smiling while the husband is more serious a sign of how a woman is viewed in the egyptian culture; as being the other half of the relationship who didn’t make most of the decisions, more fun. The man is more serious because he was depicted to be the defender, the decision maker.