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accession number: 1987.156
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Ostracon: Ramesses II Suckled by a Goddess, c. 1279–1213 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BCE). Painted limestone; overall: 31.2 x 18.2 x 3.3 cm (12 5/16 x 7 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in honor of James N. Sherwin, Trustee 1957-1971 1987.156
title: Ostracon: Ramesses II Suckled by a Goddess
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creation date: c. 1279–1213 BCE
creation date earliest: -1279
creation date latest: -1213
current location: 107 Egyptian
creditline: Given in honor of James N. Sherwin, Trustee 1957-1971
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culture: Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BCE)
technique: painted limestone
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Egypt - New Kingdom
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 31.2 x 18.2 x 3.3 cm (12 5/16 x 7 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1987
opening date: 1988-02-24T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1987. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).
title: Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
opening date: 1996-10-19T00:00:00
Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt
. The Cincinnati Art Museum (organizer) (October 19, 1996-January 15, 1997); The Brooklyn Museum (February 20-May 18, 1997).
title: I Faraoni
opening date: 2002-09-08T00:00:00
I Faraoni. Palazzo Grassi spa, 30124 Venice, Italy (organizer) (September 8, 2002-July 6, 2003).
title: Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt
opening date: 2016-03-13T05:00:00
Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 13-June 12, 2016).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA (12 November 1992-21 February 1993).', 'opening_date': '1992-11-12T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Baltimore, MD
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Garrison Forest School, Baltimore, MD
date: 1965
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(Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 24-25 November 1987, no. 47)
date: November 24-25, 1987
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1987-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Brunner-Traut, Emma. Die altägyptischen Scherbenbilder (Bildostraka) der Deutschen Museen und Sammlungen. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner, 1956.
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Sotheby's (Firm). Antiquities and Islamic Works of Art, with Property from the Joseph Ternbach Collection. 1987.
page number: no. 47, pp. 46-47
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Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1987." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 75, no. 2 (1988): 30-71.
page number: Reproduced: p. 46
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25160017
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
page number: Reproduced: p. 4
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n20
J. Paul Getty Museum, and Getty Conservation Institute. In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings. [Malibu, Calif.]: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1992.
page number: no. 21
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Capel, Anne K., and Glenn Markoe, eds. Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt. New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1996.
page number: no. 51, Reproduced: p. 118
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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: Mentioned: p. 248-249; Reproduced: p. 248-249, Color p. 57: Mentioned: p. 248-249
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Ziegler, Christiane, ed. The Pharaohs. Milan: Bompiani, 2002.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 403
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Hays, Christopher B. "Egyptian Goddess Mut in Iron Age Palestine" Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Vol. 71, No. 2 (October 2012).
page number: fig. 1, p. 301
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Vandenbeusch, Marie, Aude Semat, and Margaret Maitland. Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2016.
page number: Mentioned: p.53; Reproduced: p. 52
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