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Creative Commons License
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Male Figure Holding a Vase
ca. 2000-1000 BCE
mold-made terracotta
(Ancient Near East )
(Ancient Near East )
Figures holding vases are common in Mesopotamian art and are associated with the importance of fresh water for agriculture.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mrs. Henry Walters, New York; Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
Geographies
Iraq (Babylonia) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 9/16 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. (6.5 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1941
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1808