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Wall Fragment with Three Dancing Figures
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This wall fragment is carved in very shallow relief and depicts three female figures, dancing to the left with their hands over their heads. They wear short kilts, necklaces and collars, and anklets. There is a border at the top.
Provenance
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Philip J. Mosenthal, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; the Philip J. Mosenthal Collection Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 1925, p. 56, no. 103 [said to be from De Morgan excavations, Saqqara]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1925, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N817]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Loan Consideration | examined for loan | |
| 8/17/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 6/16/1999 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt, Saqqara, Tomb D49 of Khnumhotep (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 3/16 x L: 16 15/16 in. (33.5 x 43 cm); H with frame: 15 1/2 x W: 19 1/2 x D: 2 1/2 in. (39.3 x 49.5 x 6.3 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.
22.83