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Female Figure
This nude female figure, with raised arms and flying drapery, has been cut at the thighs. It was part of a border of similar figures, and has been broken along the top and bottom edges.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Brummer Gallery, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2003 | Byzantine Women and Their World. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1942
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.
71.1097