Kneeling Shu with Raised Arms
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The god Shu is shown kneeling on a rectangular base with both arms raised to lift the sky from the earth. This pendant was probably made during the 26th Dynasty.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
10/7/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
7/23/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/4 x W: 1 9/16 x D: 1 3/16 in. (5.7 x 4 x 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.
48.1544