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Priests Performing Funeral Rites
c. 667-647 BC
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Attendant pouring a libation for the deceased. In the style of the Old Kingdom, its prototype is in the Temple of Deir el Bahari where the figures are reversed.
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- Title: Priests Performing Funeral Rites
- Date Created: c. 667-647 BC
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 36.1 x 37.5 cm (14 3/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34). Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 257)
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1951.287
- 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: 1951.287
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