Fragment of a Lintel: Hapiu's Female Musicians

Description

This fragment of relief formed part of a lintel over the door of a small niche or shrine in the tomb of a man called Hapiu. Two female musicians are shown on either side of a large stand bearing a floral arrangement. The first woman, wearing a long coat, beats a drum; the second, scantily clad, plucks a lyre, dancing as she plays.

Provenance

Memphis or Heliopolis. Purchased from Khawam Brothers, Cairo, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent

Fragment of a Lintel: Hapiu's Female Musicians

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380–343 BCE

Accession Number

1914.542

Medium

limestone

Dimensions

Overall: 27.2 x 3.5 cm (10 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust