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Ushabti
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This carved male figure has red flesh, black hair, and a brown necklace. His garment is white, and there are tools incised on his garment. He has a mattock in his right hand and a hoe in his left. A sack is hung over his right shoulder. His arms are not crossed. The piece is broken at knee level. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Inscription
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.191