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Cover of an Anthropoid Sarcophagus
ca. 746-335 BCE (?) (Late Period (?))
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This sarcophagus cover has a picked rough surface except for the human face. The figure's ears are turned out. The head is broken at neck level.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 19 11/16 x L: 20 7/8 x D: 12 11/16 in. (50 x 53 x 32.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
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.
22.110