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Model with a Vulture and a Human Bust
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This model is carved in relief. The front depicts a vulture and a rearing uraeus. The back depicts a human bust. The piece has been repaired, and one half 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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as from Abydos]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/20/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/28/1972 | Treatment | stabilized; coated |
Geographies
Egypt, El Balyana (Abydos) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
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.
22.287