Pasht, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

artist
Unknown
Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. [not numbered]
Egyptian room. In the centre of the room the black granite figure of Pasht, lion-headed, bears the cartouch of Amenophis III (about 1500 B.C.). The heavy blocks of red granite are probably the fragments of a throne. [P. 13.] 03430002 and 03430003 for related commentaries.]
Museum of Fine Arts. Second Catalogue of the Collection of Ancient and Modern Works of Art Given or Loaned to the Trustees. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 34 School Street. 1876.
Artist nationality: Egyptian.
At time of exhibition in the collection of Boston Museum of Fine Arts,
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1876
The Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index is a historical record of artworks exhibited in the United States and Canada up through the Centennial year of 1876. Information is recorded as given in each exhibition catalog.
1500
Ca. 1500 B.C
Control number
AECI 03430001
Type
Sculptures
Exhibition Catalogs
Medium
Granite, black
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
Topic
Mythology--Asian--Pasht
Fantasy--Animal--Lion
Record ID
siris_aeci_70732
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