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Kneeling King Offering Wine
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
In ancient Egypt, it was the king's duty to present offerings to the gods. This figure of a kneeling king holds out his arms to present two small vessels. These small, round vessels were designed to hold wine, the offering presented here. This figure was once part of a larger statue group in which the king would have been positioned facing an image of a deity, which is now lost.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 9/16 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 1 3/4 in. (9.1 x 3.9 x 4.5 cm); H with tang: 3 11/16 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 1 3/4 in. (9.3 x 3.9 x 4.5 cm); H with base: 4 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in. (12.1 x 3.9 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
54.2096