Seated Servant
2347-1793 BCE (Late Old Kingdom-Middle Kingdom)
wood with black, red, and white paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette is part of a group. It depicts a seated servant with his left knee raised and his right foot tucked behind his left. The arms are joined at the shoulders, and both are missing.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquistion unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H above base: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 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.
22.243