Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Model of a Vulture and Uraeus Seated on a Basket
ca. 305-250 BCE (early Ptolemaic Period)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This limestone relief has a rough back, and the lower part 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.
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.
Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2003-2004 | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | stabilized; cleaned |
| 7/11/2003 | Treatment | cleaned; technical study |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 3/8 x W: 6 7/8 x D: 1 1/8 in. (13.6 x 17.5 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, before 1931
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.
22.264