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Family Group of Three
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This sculpture depicts a family group of three. At the center is a seated male figure, wearing a kilt. The figure's right hand is clenched on his knee and his left hand is open on his knee. His hair is in rows of rectangles. On his right, a standing boy is wearing a short kilt with hair as his fathers. On his left is a standing boy wearing a kilt with his hair in a braid. On top of the base is an inscription.
Inscription
Provenance
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Navare [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [claims Ancient Empire. Found at the Pyramids of Giseh (Giza)]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H: 19 in. (48.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
22.112