id: 94113 accession number: 1914.662 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.662 updated: 2019-06-03 08:02:54.190000 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: 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 copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 27 technique: basalt department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - Late Period type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * CMA 1916, no. 83, p. 213, pl. 339; Brooklyn 1960-61, no. 63 --- PROVENANCE Purchased from Khawam Brothers, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: 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. digital description: wall description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS 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 url: --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.662/1914.662_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.662/1914.662_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1914.662/1914.662_full.tif