id:			101392
accession number:	1920.2004
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.2004
updated:		2024-08-08 15:12:17.753000

Seated Scribe of Medthu, c. 1479–1425 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE). Limestone, originally painted; overall: 30.5 x 18.9 x 24.1 cm (12 x 7 7/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1920.2004

title:				Seated Scribe of Medthu
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creation date:			c. 1479–1425 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1479
creation date latest:		-1425
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creditline:			Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
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culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE)
technique:	limestone, originally painted
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	Eel-Salmiya, opposite Armant
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measurements: Overall: 30.5 x 18.9 x 24.1 cm (12 x 7 7/16 x 9 1/2 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).

	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).

	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': '<em>Publicity Campaign</em>, State Theatre, Cleveland, OH (28 September-16 October 1922).', 'opening_date': '1922-09-28T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Juxtapositions, </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 10-October 10, 1965).', 'opening_date': '1965-09-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Unknown Dealer, Cairo, Egypt, through Howard Carter, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1920
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1920-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Gabriel P. Weisberg, and H. W. Janson. <em>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
	page number: 	no. 10
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	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. 220-221; Mentioned: p. 220-222
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	Vandenbeusch, Marie, Aude Semat, and Margaret Maitland. <em>Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art ; London : The British Museum, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 164, fig. 79
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