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Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress
c. 667-647 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress
- Date Created: c. 667-647 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 103.5 x 51.8 cm (40 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), chapel B, doorway. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.281
- 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: 1951.281
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