COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1951.287
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34)
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), Late Period, Late Dynasty 25 to Early Dynasty 26, 715-525 BC
Title:
Priests Performing Funeral Rites
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
675-625 BC
Creation Start Date:
-675
Creation End Date:
-625
Materials and Techniques:
limestone
Dimensions:
Overall: 36.1cm x 37.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1951.287
Credit Line:
Gift of the Hanna Fund
Provenance:
Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 257)
Context:
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.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1951.287.tif
