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Ushabti of Ken-Amun
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This piece is carved in the round and painted. The mummiform figure has long hair that is striped blue and white. It has a white face, and the pupils, lashes, and eyebrows are neck. It wears painted necklaces. The arms below the elbows are not indicated.
Ken-Amun was a high official and overseer of the army recruits. The text on the body of his unusually large ushabti tells us that it was "made by favor of the king."
Inscription
Provenance
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 acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2003 | Examination | exhibition |
Geographies
Egypt, Western Thebes (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 9/16 in. (34.4 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.
22.194