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Collection Online as of February 1, 2023

Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

c. 667–647 BC

Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, late Dynasty 25 to early Dynasty 26

Limestone

Overall: 103.5 x 51.8 cm (40 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)

Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.281

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

Virtually a duplicate of 1951.280. In both reliefs Mentuemhat wears the robes of his office as a high priest of Amen. Here the inscription has been outlined in red by a master draughtsman, but the relief sculptor has not started his work.

Provenance
Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), chapel B, doorway. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Martha L. Carter. Egyptian Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, 1963. Mentioned and reproduced; p. 14; Plate 17 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. 395; Mentioned: p.396
Exhibition history

In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.281