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Head
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This carved head has inlaid eyes with bronze rims. The eyes are white stone balls with black pupils. The eyebrows are painted brown. The piece is broken at the neck.
Provenance
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, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/10/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall (with mount): H: 3 7/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 15/16 in. (8.7 × 4.4 × 5 cm);
Head only, H: 2 3/16 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1 15/16 in. (5.6 × 4.4 × 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
22.221