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Knob with Incised Decoration
(Ancient Near East )
This thick conical piece has a dowel hole in the narrow end. Incised on the wide faces are "sacred trees" composed of tendrils and papyrus stalks. On the edges are lotus blossoms.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
MacGregor Collection [lot 679]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/9/1962 | Treatment | repaired |
| 7/23/1980 | Treatment | repaired |
| 7/23/1980 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Israel and Palestine (Canaan) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13/16 x W: 11/16 x D: 7/16 in. (2.01 x 1.7 x 1.11 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.640