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Nude Male Bust
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The small fragment was part of a statuette made of hard, high quality wood. The arms and the lower part of the body are now lost. It is likely that the artist reused material left from another, official commission, to piece together this figure.
The figure is carved in the round and has a shaven head. His eyes are painted. He has pins in the shoulder for the attachment of his arms. The piece is finished at the waist, and has a hole through the core. It was probably set on a separately made lower body.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as XII Dynasty. Assiout]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt, Asyut (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
22.233