The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of November 28, 2023

Small Head of a Man

c. 667–647 BC

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

Limestone

Overall: 20.4 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.285

Location

107 Egyptian

Description

This is a portrait of a man, probably a member of Mentuemhat's family. The relief reflects the style of late Dynasty 18 and was probably copied from a detail of a Theban tomb.

Provenance
Thebes, Asasif. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 256)
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. 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 and Mentioned: p. 414
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/1951.285