Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope
c. 1427–1401 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Paint Box of Vizier Amenemope, c. 1427–1401 BC. Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC), reign of Amenhotep II. Boxwood with inscription inlaid in Egyptian blue; overall: 2.2 x 21 x 3.6 cm (7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.680 Painting was a popular and time-honored pastime among the upper classes in Egypt.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Implements
- Formatted Medium
- boxwood with inscription inlaid in Egyptian blue
- Medium
- boxwood, inscription, inlaid, egyptian, blue
- Dimensions
- Overall: 2.2 x 21 x 3.6 cm (7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Translation: Blue on Front: The overseer of the city and vizier Amenemope. Master of secrets of the west bank [of Thebes]. Red on Back: Amen-Ra, Lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands....
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1914.680
- Credit Line
- Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
- Exhibitions
- Science within Art, Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt, <em>Inaugural Exhibition, </em>The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 6-September 20, 1916)., <em>Egypt’s Golden Age: The Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 B.C.</em>, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Feb. 3-May 2, 1982); Houston Museum of Natural Science (July 14-Sept. 19, 1982); Walters Art Gallery (Oct. 27, 1982-Jan. 2, 1983)., <em>In the Tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the Wall Paintings,</em> The J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA (12 November 1992-21 February 1993).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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