Antiquity · Cleveland Museum of Art · 1951.280
Mentuemhat in Ecclesiastical Dress
Unknown maker, c. 667–647 BCE
Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of the Hanna Fund · Public domain
- Artist
- Unknown maker
- Date
- c. 667–647 BCE
- Medium
- limestone
- Dimensions
- Overall: 104.1 x 46 cm (41 x 18 1/8 in.)
- Era
- Antiquity
Why it matters
Mentuemhat is in ecclesiastical dress in adoration before a deity. While the relief is almost finished, the paint was never applied and the inscriptions that were to go within the red columns were not even outlined.