Harvard Art Museums > 1955.7: Female Figure Carrying a Basket of Figs from the Tomb of Mentu-em-het Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Female Figure Carrying a Basket of Figs from the Tomb of Mentu-em-het , 1955.7,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291309. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1955.7 Title Female Figure Carrying a Basket of Figs from the Tomb of Mentu-em-het Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 670 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient) Period Late Period, Dynasty 26 Culture Egyptian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291309 Physical Descriptions Medium Limestone, remains of pigment Technique Relief metal cut Dimensions H. 19 x W. 16.4 cm (7 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.) Overall with frame: H. 25 x W. 22 x D. 4.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Paul Mallon, New York and Paris, by 1955Removed Curatorial Remark as the information was already entered under Alternate Numbers., sold; to Private Collection, Minnesota, 1955, gift; to The Fogg Art Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anonymous Gift Accession Year 1955 Object Number 1955.7 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary From the Tomb of Mentu-em-het, prince of Thebes and governor of Upper Egypt, late 25th dynasty. Publication History Peter Der Manuelian, An Essay on Reconstruction: Two Registers from the Tomb of Mentuemhat at Thebes, Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo (1983), 39, 131-150 Exhibition History Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
