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Collection Online as of November 30, 2023

Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

c. 667–647 BC

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

Limestone

Overall: 104.1 x 46 cm (41 x 18 1/8 in.)

Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.280

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

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.

Provenance
Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), chapel B, doorway. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 253)
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 8 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
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 6 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. 397; Mentioned:p.398
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/1951.280