Detail View: The AMICA Library: Priests Performing Funeral Rites
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1951.286
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Egyptian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), Late Period, Late Dynasty 25 to Early Dynasty 26, 715-525 BC
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Title:
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Priests Performing Funeral Rites
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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675-625 BC
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Creation Start Date:
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-675
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Creation End Date:
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-625
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Materials and Techniques:
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limestone
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 36.2cm x 48.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1951.286
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Credit Line:
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Gift of the Hanna Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 254)
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Context:
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A priest and two attendants performing ceremonies for the deceased. Originally, there probably existed (to the left) certain offerings. It is an exact copy of a scene in the Temple of Deir el Bahari made some seven centuries earlier where the figures are reversed.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1951.286.tif
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