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Male Figure Seated
2347-2216 BCE (Old Kingdom)
limestone with red and black paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette depicts a man seated with his right hand clenched on his knee and his left hand open on his knee. His flesh is painted red and his skirt is left white. His hair is black and his eyes are black and white.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 15/16 in. (12.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
22.146