id:			101391
accession number:	1920.2003
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.2003
updated:		2023-08-26 11:09:30.885000

Seated Pair Statue, c. 1479–1425 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC. Painted limestone; overall: 39 x 21 x 25.2 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.2003

title:				Seated Pair Statue
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1479–1425 BC
creation date earliest:		-1479
creation date latest:		-1425
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
copyright:			

---

culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III, 1479-1425 BC
technique:	painted limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Overall: 39 x 21 x 25.2 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

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).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1975, no. 45, illus. (as Dynasty 19)

---

PROVENANCE

	Said to be from el-Salmiya, opposite Armant. Purchased from a dealer in Cairo through Howard Carter
	date: 
	footnotes: 	
	citations: 	


---

fun fact:


digital description:


wall description:
Ka statues were the dwelling places for the spirits of the deceased. These sculptures—some larger than life-size—were placed in a niche in the back of the tomb.
---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

	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: 	Reproduced: p. 219; Mentioned: p. 219-220
	url:		

---

IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.2003/1920.2003_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.2003/1920.2003_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1920.2003/1920.2003_full.tif