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accession number: 1914.662
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Bust of Ankh-Hor, 525-404 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 27. Basalt; overall: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.662
title: Bust of Ankh-Hor
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creation date: 525-404 BC
creation date earliest: -525
creation date latest: -404
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 27
technique: basalt
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Late Period
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* CMA 1916, no. 83, p. 213, pl. 339; Brooklyn 1960-61, no. 63
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PROVENANCE
Purchased from Khawam Brothers, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
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The Bust of Ankh-Hor is crafted from a beautiful black stone known as basalt. Volcanic in origin, the basalt stone imparts a sleek appearance to this revered temple statue.
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There are two basic types of Egyptian statues: tomb statues and temple statues. The Bust of Ankh-Hor and the Block Statue of Djedbastetiufankh in this case are temple statues. The compact form of the block statue appealed to Egyptian sculptors because it was virtually unbreakable. It represents the subject squatting on the ground, arms crossed over his knees. His long, enveloping mantle is contoured to his body shape, so that it resembles a cube. From the position of the arms, it is evident that the Bust of Ankh-Hor originally belonged to a striding figure holding a naos, or shrine, containing the image of a deity. His high.waisted wraparound robe, fashionable during the Persian Period (Dynasty 27) when this figure was carved, would have reached to his ankles.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Bianchi, Robert Steven. "Collecting and Collectors, Egyptian Style." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 5 (1992): 144-51.
page number: Reproduced: p. 145; Mentioned: p. 145, 148
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161360
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
page number: Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 424
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