King Mentuhotep III as Osiris (Osiride Temple Statue)

Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker

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Middle Kingdom (2030-1650 BCE)

Sandstone with red, black, and white paint

Overall: 8 11/16 × 5 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (22 × 14 × 6.8 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Museum Purchase

39.64.6723

Geography

Place Made: Abydos, Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa

Period

2000-1000 BCE

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Ancient Egypt

Africa

Not on view

Course History

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Fall 2019

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Fall 2019

REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Fall 2019

Exhibition History

Egyptian Antiquities at Dartmouth, Highlights from the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 12, 2011-August 13, 2012.

Provenance

British School of Archaeology in Egypt (Univeristy College, London); Museum and Art Gallery Reading, England; sold to present collection, 1939.

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