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Statue of Minemheb

Statue of Minemheb

c. 1391–1353 BCE
(1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE)
granodiorite
Overall: 45 x 16.6 x 28.3 cm (17 11/16 x 6 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1996.28
Location: 107 Egyptian

Did You Know?

The baboon in this sculpture is the god Thoth in one of his animal forms.

Description

Minemheb was one of the many court officials who helped prepare for Amenhotep III's 30-year jubilee festival. Clearly, Minemheb regarded this as the high point of his career, since his title as chief of construction for the jubilee temple is the primary one provided on this statue. It is actually a statue within a statue: Minemheb kneels to present a small altar, upon which squats a statue of the god Thoth in baboon form. Carved in extremely hard stone, Minemheb's statue is nonetheless carefully detailed and superbly modeled. Special attention was given to the rendering of the baboon's face. The heavy-lidded eyes and furrowed brow give the animal an almost contemplative expression.
  • 1957-1972
    E. G. Massey, Geneva, OH
    ?-1996
    Robert Haber and Associates, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1996-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Kozloff, Arielle P., Betsy Morrell Bryan, Lawrence Michael Berman, and Elisabeth Delange. Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and His World. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1992. Cat. No. 40
    Cleveland Museum of Art, “Cleveland Museum of Art Acquires Rare Egyptian Sculpture, Old Master Painting, Important Cambodian Bronze,” June 13, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
    Kozloff, Arielle. "An Old Friend Returns," Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 37, no. 1 (January 1997). pp. 4-5 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 233-235; Mentioned: p. 233-235
    May, Sally Ruth. Knockouts: a pocket guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001. Reproduced: no. 7, p. 12
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 72-73
  • Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep II and His World. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (7/1-9/27, 1992); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, TX (10/241992-1/31/1993); Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, France (3/2-5/31/1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Statue of Minemheb|url=false|author=|year=c. 1391–1353 BCE|access-date=20 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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