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Head of a Woman
946-736 BCE (?) (Third Intermediate Period)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head of a woman is carved in the round. She wears her hair in front of her shoulders and necklaces.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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22.304