The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 1, 2023

Marsh Scene with Cat and Birds

c. 667–647 BC

Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26

Limestone

Overall: 38 x 41.7 cm (14 15/16 x 16 7/16 in.)

Gift of the Hanna Fund 1949.498

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

In a great papyrus swamp a civet cat attacks a bird's nest. Above are a hoopoe bird and a crane. Probably the mongoose was shown at the left attacking another nest. The scene is essentially copied from Old Kingdom work, but some details show New Kingdom influence.

Provenance
Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), second court. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 16 archive.org
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced: p. 411; Mentioned: p. 412
Exhibition history

In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.498