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Wall Fragment with Male Figure with Arms Raised

Egyptian (Artist)
ca. 2040 BCE (First Intermediate)
limestone with red, white, and black paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

This wall fragment is carved in low relief and painted. It depicts one male figure with his arms raised, and part of a second figure. There is writing in black paint. The piece has been repaired.

Inscription

[Inscription] In black

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.

Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as from Dehr-el-Bahari]; Henry Walters, Baltimore,1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Egypt, Western Thebes, Tomb of Nofru (Deir el-Bahri) (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 7/16 in. (21.5 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.

22.388

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