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Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

c. 667-647 BC

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Mentuemhat is in ecclesiastical dress in adoration before a deity. While the relief is almost finished, the paint was never applied and the inscriptions that were to go within the red columns were not even outlined.

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  • Title: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress
  • Date Created: c. 667-647 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 104.1 x 46 cm (41 x 18 1/8 in.)
  • Provenance: Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), chapel B, doorway. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 253)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.280
  • 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: 1951.280
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