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Mentuemhat as Priest with Staff and Scepter
c. 667-647 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Mentuemhat as Priest with Staff and Scepter
- Date Created: c. 667-647 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 85.2 x 46 cm (33 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.)
- Provenance: Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34). Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 182A).
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.492
- Medium: limestone
- Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Culture: Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, Late Dynasty 25 to Early Dynasty 26
- Credit Line: Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Collection: Egypt - Late Period
- Accession Number: 1949.492
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