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Dancing Male
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic-Ptolemaic)
The whirling stance, which encourages the observer to circle the piece to view it from every angle, is Hellenistic.
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.
Navare, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/15/1959 | Examination | survey; cleaned |
| 10/1/1973 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 10/12/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 7/25/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized; coated; loss compensation; other |
Geographies
Egypt, Alexandria (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/16 x W: 1 3/4 x D: 1 in. (11 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
54.1053