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Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress
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Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress

c. 667–647 BCE · limestone

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Virtually a duplicate of 1951.280. In both reliefs Mentuemhat wears the robes of his office as a high priest of Amen. Here the inscription has been outlined in red by a master draughtsman, but the relief sculptor has not started his work.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineMentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 103.5 x 51.8 cm (40 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.281
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