Egypt, Deir Durunka, excavations of Ahmed Bey Kamal on behalf of Said Bey (later P, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 BC / Tomb Relief of the King's Scribe and Overseer of Priests, Amenhotep, and His Family / 1279-1213 BC

Egypt, Deir Durunka, excavations of Ahmed Bey Kamal on behalf of Said Bey (later P, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 BC
Tomb Relief of the King's Scribe and Overseer of Priests, Amenhotep, and His Family
1279-1213 BC
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Creator Nationality: African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Dates/Places: Egypt, Deir Durunka, excavations of Ahmed Bey Kama
Creator Active Place: Egypt, Deir Durunka, excavations of Ahmed Bey Kama
Creator Name-CRT: Egypt, Deir Durunka, excavations of Ahmed Bey Kamal on behalf of Said Bey (later P, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, 1279-1213 BC
Title: Tomb Relief of the King's Scribe and Overseer of Priests, Amenhotep, and His Family
Title Type: Primary
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Creation Start Date: -127
Creation End Date: -121
Creation Date: 1279-1213 BC
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Painted limestone
Dimensions: Overall: 128cm x 119.5cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1963.100
Credit Line: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Provenance: Said Pasha Khashaba, who exhibited the tomb reliefs in his Egyptian Museum in Asyut
Context: The tomb owner is shown at the extreme right, followed by his wife and other memebers of his family, all in the attitude of prayer. The adjoining right-hand section of this relief (now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Zurich) shows the goddess Hathor leadingthis family into the presence of Osiris, the god of the dead. Other sections of this tomb are in the Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, and Staatliche Museen, Berlin. The work is exceptionally fine for tomb sculpture of the reign of Ramesses II.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1963.100
AMICA Library Year: 1999
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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