id: 127174
accession number: 1949.497
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Male Offering Bearer, c. 667–647 BC. Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, Dynasty 26. Limestone; overall: 35.3 x 21.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1949.497
title: Male Offering Bearer
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creation date: c. 667–647 BC
creation date earliest: -667
creation date latest: -647
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: Gift of the Hanna Fund
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culture: Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, Dynasty 26
technique: limestone
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Late Period
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 35.3 x 21.1 cm (13 7/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
opening date: 1958-03-04T05:00:00
In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Thebes, Asasif, tomb of Mentuemhat (no. 34), chapel E. Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 187)
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fun fact:
This offering bearer was part of a larger procession, with traces of objects on either side.
digital description:
Carved in sunken relief, this limestone slab shows a male offering bearer walking to the right. He holds three papyrus stalks in his right hand and a basket containing four loaves of bread in his left. Although the loaves appear above the basket, they should be understood as its contents.
wall description:
A priest carries long stalks of papyri and a basket of cakes and bread. This is in the style of the later Old Kingdom.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” January 1952, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0032
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. 401
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