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Wall Fragment with Male Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This wall fragment is carved in very shallow relief and is sawn from a larger relief. It depicts a male figure facing right. He wears a skirt. The piece has inscriptions at the top and right, and a border at the top and right. All edges are sawn. There is a yellow stain on the figure.
Inscription
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]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/13/1967 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/24/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 1/4 x L: 9 3/4 in. (28.5 x 24.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
22.96