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Model of a Composite Capital with Grid on the Top
2nd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This sculptor's model depicts a papyrus capital with additional pointed leaves. There are incised squares on top of the abacus.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Dendera]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2005-2006 | Ägypten Griechenland Rom: Abwehr und Berührung. Staedtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main. |
| 2003-2004 | Tools and Models: The Art of the Sculptor in Ancient Egypt. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 4/1/2004 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 10/14/2005 | Treatment | repaired; cleaned |
Measurements
H: 4 3/4 × W: 4 1/4 × D: 4 1/8 in. (12.1 × 10.8 × 10.5 cm)
Overall with wood base: 9 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (23.5 × 10.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
22.52