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Standing Male Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette of a standing male figure is jointed at the shoulders and at the bottom of the skirt. The man's hair is done with black dots on white. The foreparts of the feet are made separately. The man wears a white skirt. The paint is largelly gone from the upper part of the body. The nails are white.
The piece is on its original base. There is a wood pin through the base into a prong under each foot. The workmanship of the piece is good.
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] [as from Assiout]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt, Asyut (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with base: 11 9/16 in. (29.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
22.238