Male Figure Standing
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statue has been carved in the round and painted. The piece is of fairly careful workmanship. The man wears a long skirt that is flat at the front. His arms are at his sides, and his hands are clenched with openings. His hair is smooth and painted black. There are prongs under both of his feet. The base is modern.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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6/2/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt, Asyut (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H above base: 10 1/2 in. (26.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
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.
22.234