Male Standing Figure
2347-2216 BCE (?) (Old Kingdom)
limestone, red paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This carved and painted figure has hair in rows of rectangles. He has his hands clenched at his side and he wears a kilt. There is a much worn red on all of the figure and black on the hair. The piece is broken below the knees, the lower legs and feet are lacking.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
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.
22.78