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Male Wooden Figure
ca. 2050 BCE (First Intermediate Period)
wood with gypsum and white, black, and red paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This tomb figure was made from several pieces of wood. Parts of the statue were covered by a plaster layer made of gypsum (calcium sulfate) before it was painted.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Asyut]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/30/2023 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
| 6/29/2004 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
Geographies
Egypt, Meir (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with base: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
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.
22.21