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Head of Amun-Re
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This head belonged to a small statue of the god Amen-Re, identified by his tall feather crown with sun disk. The statue's back pillar contains the inscriptions "Amen-Re, King of the Gods," as well as "Nefer-ka-Re," which was the Egyptian throne name of the Kushite king Shabaqo.
Provenance
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]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11/16 x W: 3/16 x D: 3/16 in. (1.68 x 0.44 x 0.46 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
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.
48.1717