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Nude Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This handle is in the shape of a girl clothed only in a head pad and a necklace, standing with hand at breast. There are traces of a monkey (?) at her feet. The wig is unusual- strands of straight hair interspersed with curled locks. The facial features are very crudely outlined by incision. The piece has a large performation to hold an attached object. The surface is highly polished.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Old label: "146-co 33"]; Arthur Sambon, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm);
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
71.511