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Model with an Owl on a Box and a Goose
870 BCE-313 CE (Third Intermediate Period-Greco-Roman)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This model is carved in relief. On the front is an owl on a box. There is a goose on the reverse.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Dendera]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized |
| 7/8/2003 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
W: 4 x L: 4 13/16 in. (10.1 x 12.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
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.
22.265