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Creative Commons License
Ostrakon with Sketches
ca. 1550-1186 BCE (New Kingdom, 18th–19th dynasty)
paint on limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(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. 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.
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
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
41.320