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Female Head and Bust
1292-1069 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
limestone with brown, black and white paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette has been carved in the round and painted. Her hair is in wavy lines from a circle at the top of her head. She wears a double necklace. Her flesh is brown, her hair black, and her eyes black and white. At the back is the top of a stele. The piece has been repaired. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
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.
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Sonya Clark: Loose Strands, Tight Knots. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
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.
22.144