Grapevine
Unknown Artist
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium
Limestone, paint
Dimensions
H. 23 cm (9 1/16 in); w. 42 cm (16 9/16 in)
Classification
Talatat, Grapevine
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Department
Egyptian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1985
Accession Number
1985.328.23
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the sunlit world of ancient Egypt with *Grapevine*, a delicate limestone relief from the New's Amarna Period (. 1353–1336 B.C.), during Dynasty 18. This artwork, measuring 23 cm high and cm wide, captures the tendrils and clusters of grapes and vines in exquisite detail, evoking the fertile gardens that symbolized abundance and renewal along the Nile. Created by an unknown artist, it reflects the revolutionary Amarna style, which favored naturalism and elongated forms under Pharaoh Akhenaten's reign, blending realism with stylized beauty. Carved from limestone and originally adorne...