id:			93985
accession number:	1914.561.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.561.a
updated:		2024-03-26 01:56:05.642000

Coffin of Bakenmut, c. 1000–900 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gessoed and painted sycamore fig ; overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.561.a

title:				Coffin of Bakenmut
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creation date:			c. 1000–900 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1000
creation date latest:		-900
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22
technique:	gessoed and painted sycamore fig 
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Third Intermediate
type:		Funerary Equipment
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measurements: Overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Inaugural Exhibition
	opening date:   1916-06-06T05:00:00
	<i>Inaugural Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (co-organizer) (June 6-September 20, 1916).

	title:		Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt
	opening date:   2016-03-13T05:00:00
	<i>Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 13-June 12, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA 1916, no. 91, p. 214; CMA 1991, p. 4, illus.; CMA 1996 (not in cat.)', 'opening_date': '1916-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/13/16-6/12/16) "Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt" Cat pg.87 fig.50', 'opening_date': '2016-03-13T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Thebes, probably Deir el-Bahri. Purchased from Joseph Hassan Ahmed, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n28

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n26

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 15
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n35

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 4
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n20

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 36 no. 03, March 1996
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 8
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM1996-03/page/8

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 314-324, cat. no. 251; reproduced: P. 58-59
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	May, Sally Ruth. <em>Knockouts: a pocket guide.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
	page number: 	Reproduced: no. 8, p. 12 -13
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 74-75
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