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Man Seated on the Ground
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statuette depicts a male figure seated cross-legged with his hands on his lap. He has a thin pointed face.
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.
[Liverpool Abydos excavation, 1905]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt, El Balyana (Abydos) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H above base: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
22.340