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Model with a Young Hawk and the Bust of a King
664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This model is carved in low relief on the front and depicts a young hawk. The back is carved in sunk relief and has the bust of a king.
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] [as from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/14/1960 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/18/1973 | Treatment | stabilized; coated |
| 7/9/2003 | Treatment | other |
Measurements
L: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.281