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FRAME|WORK: An Ancient Egyptian Relief from the Tomb of Mentuemhet

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on November 30, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, with the holiday shopping frenzy upon us, we feature a depiction of ancient Egyptian gift giving in the Relief from the Tomb of Mentuemhet, currently on view at the Legion of Honor.

Relief from the Tomb of Mentuemhet, ca. 660 BC. Egypt, Thebes. Limestone with polychrome. Museum purchase, M.H. de Young Memorial Museum. 51.4.2

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FRAME|WORK: An ancient Egyptian coffin from the Thirtieth Dynasty

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on August 10, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. This week, we feature an enigmatic coffin from Egypt's turbulent past. Currently on view at the Legion of Honor, this ancient artwork provides insight into Egypt's past.

Anthropoid Coffin of Iret-hor-irou. Egyptian, Dynasty 30, 380–343 B.C. Cedar with traces of paint. Museum purchase, Gift of Diane B. Wilsey in memory of Alfred S. Wilsey. 2002.2a–b

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