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accession number: 1951.286
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Priests Performing Funeral Rites, c. 667–647 BC. Egypt, Thebes, Late Period, Late Dynasty 25 to Early Dynasty 26. Limestone; overall: 36.2 x 48.2 cm (14 1/4 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1951.286
title: Priests Performing Funeral Rites
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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, Late Dynasty 25 to Early Dynasty 26
technique: limestone
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - Late Period
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 36.2 x 48.2 cm (14 1/4 x 19 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). Purchased from Mrs. Paul Mallon, Paris (Mallon 254)
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A priest and two attendants perform ceremonies for the deceased. Originally, there probably existed (to the left) certain offerings. It is an exact copy of a scene in the Temple of Deir el Bahari made some seven centuries earlier where the figures are reversed.
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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. 402
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