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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
Relief of the Head of Mentuemhat
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Michael McKelvey.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Relief of the Head of Mentuemhat

Place ExcavatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period, late Dynasty 25 - early Dynasty 26
Date690-589 BCE
MediumLimestone
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art. Gift in honor of Peter Lacovara
Dimensions6 x 5" (15.2 x 12.7 cm)
Object number2007.013.001
Exhibition HistoryLost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 9 - August 31, 2008
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2008 - Present
Published ReferencesRupert Wace Ancient Art (2007), number 10.
MCCM Newsletter, December 2007- February 2008.
Michael C. Carlos Museum: Highlights of the Collections (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2011), 25.
Marjorie M. Fisher, et al., Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile (Cairo; New York: The American University in Cairo Press, 2012), 109, figure 68.
ProvenanceSaid to have been excavated in Egypt, late 19th Century. Ex coll. Beres, Paris, France, acquired from Paris art market, prior to 1983. French art market, 2006. Purchased by MCCM from Rupert Wace Ancient Art, Ltd., London, England.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art