The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Mentuemhat as Priest with Staff and Scepter
c. 667–647 BCE
Location: 107 Egyptian
Description
Mentuemhet in his robes as a priest of Amen and carrying the wand used to consecrate food offerings to the god. Raised relief in the style of his time, but showing some influence of Middle Kingdom work.- Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34). Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 182A).
- Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.orgBerman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 405; Mentioned: p. 406
- In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).CMA 1958, no. 218B.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.492