Fragment of a Stela Depicting Plowing, Harvesting, and Fowling
Ancient Egyptian
First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 10 (2075–2035 BCE)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
35.6 × 33 × 10.2 cm (14 × 13 × 4 in.)
Classification
stone
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
64332
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....