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Family Group of Four

Egyptian (Artist)
18th century BCE (Middle Kingdom)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

This statue is carved in very high relief. It depicts two males and two female figures with their hands at their sides. There may be traces of inscriptions on their dresses. The corner of the base is broken off.

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.

Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

2002-2003 In the Fullness of Time: Masterpieces of Egyptian Art from American Collections. Hallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem; Boise Museum of Art, Boise.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
10/21/1998 Examination survey
11/6/2001 Loan Consideration examined for loan
8/15/2002 Treatment cleaned; loss compensation
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Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 in. (20.3 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923

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.

22.311

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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