Ostrakon with Sketches
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The front of this ostracon shows a preparatory drawing for a funerary ritual scene, while the back has sketches of vessels and cult objects.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Anonymous Dealer, Luxor, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Donald N. Wilber, 1930-1935, by purchase [from Antiquities dealer in Luxor, Egypt]; Margaret S. Wilber [wife of Donald N. Wilber], 1997, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1998, by gift.
Exhibitions
2013-2014 | Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
Examination | Examined, consolidated | |
Treatment | Consolidated | |
Examination | Examined and consolidated in preparation for exhibition. | |
Treatment | Consolidated in preparation for exhibition. | |
12/23/1998 | Examination | survey |
Measurements
H: 4 15/16 x W: 5 1/8 x D: 1 in. (12.6 x 13 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret S. Wilber, 1998
Location in Museum
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.
41.320