ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Naophorous Statue
AAT Object Form/FunctionNaophorous Statues
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodLate Period, Dynasty 26
Date664-525 BCE
MediumBasalt
Credit LineGift of the Connoisseurs
Dimensions10 9/16 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (26.8 x 21.6 x 11.4 cm)
Object number1988.004.001
Exhibition HistoryRecent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - Present
Published ReferencesSotheby's London, Antiquities, Egyptian, Western Asiatic, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities (April 29, 1974), 51, lot 237, plate XXXI.
Michael C. Carlos Museum Handbook (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 1996), 20.
Jaromir Malek, et al., Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings, Volume VIII Objects of Provenance Not Known: Statues (Oxford, Griffith Institute, 2008), 815, number 801-748-060.
ProvenanceEx coll. M. Claesson, purchased from Sotheby's London, April 29, 1974, lot 237. Purchased by Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology from Noele and Ronald Mele Ancient Works of Art, New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
664-525 BCE
872-842 BCE
1292-1077 BCE
1479-1425 BCE
1539-1479 BCE
722-332 BCE
1190-1077 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
1759-1539 BCE
722-525 BCE
722-525 BCE
589-404 BCE