id:			148991
accession number:	1977.146
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1977.146
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:40.766000

Giraffe Head, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Ivory; overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon 1977.146

title:				Giraffe Head
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creation date:			c. 1540–1296 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1540
creation date latest:		-1296
current location:		107 Egyptian
creditline:			Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerald S. Brodkey in memory of Marguerite Mallon
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culture:	Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18
technique:	ivory
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - New Kingdom
type:		Cosmetic Objects
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measurements: Overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1977
	opening date:   1977-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1977</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1977-January 22, 1978).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'CMA, 28 December 1977-22 January 1978, The Year in Review for 1977, cat.: CMA Bulletin 65, no. 1 (January 1978), no. 2', 'opening_date': '1977-12-28T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Formerly in the collections of Maurice Nahman, Cairo, and Dr. Hans Goedicke, Baltimore
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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. 303; Mentioned: p. 304
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