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Male Face from a Sarcophagus
746-405 BCE (Late Period?)
white limestone with red and blue paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This male figure has a false beard and a band across the forehead. The piece has a rough back, and is probably broken off of a coffin.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Hawara) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 16 9/16 x W: 10 1/16 x D: 3/4 in. (42 x 25.5 x 1.9 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.
22.103