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Model with the Head of a King and the Head of a Hawk
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This model is carved in low relief. The front has the head of a king facing right, and the back has the head of a hawk. The piece has traces of red, and the corners are broken.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
MacGregor Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [92 (?), 1922 Catalogue, p. 214, no. 1643, pl. XV]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/16/1960 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/27/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; coated; stabilized |
| 11/6/2001 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
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.
22.271