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Wall Fragment with Male Head to the Right
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
limestone with traces of red, blue, white, and black paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This limestone wall fragment is carved in sunk relief and painted. It depicts a head to the right, part of a second head, and at top, vertical marks.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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] [as Dehr-el-Bahari]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/14/2016 | Examination | Examined |
| 1/14/2016 | Examination | Examined to identify pigments. |
Geographies
Egypt, Western Thebes (Deir el-Bahri) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
22.387