Torso of Amenpayom
probably 200–100 BC
Maker Unknown
Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Torso of Amenpayom, probably 200–100 BC. Egypt, Greco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, probably late 2nd Century BC. Granodiorite; overall: 96.4 x 32.3 x 28.6 cm (37 15/16 x 12 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1948.141 On the back Amenpayom is depicted again worshiping the gods of Mendes, Harpocrates, Banebjedet, and Hatmehit.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- granodiorite
- Medium
- granodiorite
- Dimensions
- Overall: 96.4 x 32.3 x 28.6 cm (37 15/16 x 12 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession Number
- 1948.141
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Hanna Fund
- Exhibitions
- Classic to Baroque: A Style Change in the Arts, In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period, Age of the Pharaohs, Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture, Pharaoh: King of Ancient Egypt, <em>Egyptian Sculpture of the Late Period 700 B.C. to A.D. </em>The Brooklyn Museum, (18 October 1960-9 January 1961).<br><br><em>Age of the Pharaohs: Egyptian Art from American Collections</em>. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, (8 April-16 June 1974).<br><br><em>Cleopatra's Egypt: Age of the Ptolemies</em>. The Brooklyn Museum (7 October 1988 - 2 January 1989); The Detroit Institute of Arts (14 February - 30 April 1989); Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany (8 June - 10 September 1989).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 107 Egyptian
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