id:			101361
accession number:	1920.1975.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.1975.a
updated:		2022-09-10 09:11:33.687000

Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides, c. 1391–1353 BC. Egypt, probably Thebes, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III. Limestone; overall: 34.4 x 24 x 7 cm (13 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.1975.a

title:				Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides
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creation date:			c. 1391–1353 BC
creation date earliest:		-1391
creation date latest:		-1353
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, probably Thebes, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III
technique:	limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 34.4 x 24 x 7 cm (13 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Egypt
	opening date:   1952-10-03T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Egypt</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 3-December 28, 1952).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Probably Thebes. Purchased from Jusef Hasan, Luxor, through Howard Carter
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fun fact: 
Trial pieces were a necessity of this busy building period because new styles were continually introduced and rapid training of apprentices was needed.

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wall description: 
This carved flake of limestone provides a fascinating glimpse of the ancient artist at work. One side, by far the better, features four studies of heads. At the upper left is an Asiatic. He has a low forehead, a prominent nose, and a long, pointed beard. To his right is a Nubian wearing the short, round headdress and large loop earring that the Egyptians usually identified with this ethnic group. The bottom row presents images from within Egypt. At the left is a stock image of a king. To his right is another Egyptian, whose clean-shaven head immediately identifies him as a priest.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1925.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: 57
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook_80839/page/n59

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 69
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1928/page/n73

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IMAGES

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