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Fragment of a Lintel: Hapiu's Female Musicians

380-343 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This fragment of relief formed part of a lintel over the door of a small niche or shrine in the tomb of a man called Hapiu. Two female musicians are shown on either side of a large stand bearing a floral arrangement. The first woman, wearing a long coat, beats a drum; the second, scantily clad, plucks a lyre, dancing as she plays.

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  • Title: Fragment of a Lintel: Hapiu's Female Musicians
  • Date Created: 380-343 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 27.2 x 3.5 cm (10 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Memphis or Heliopolis. Purchased from Khawam Brothers, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.542
  • Medium: limestone
  • Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
  • Culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 30
  • Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
  • Collection: Egypt - Late Period
  • Accession Number: 1914.542
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