Male Figure Standing
Ancient Egyptian men were generally represented in their tomb figures wearing a short or long kilt. Here, the deceased is shown holding a corner of the kilt with his right hand, a gesture that became popular during the late Old Kingdom. The statue is made of soft wood and has lost all of its paint.
Provenance
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Said Bey Khashaba, Cairo Museum [date of acquisition unknown], by excavation; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
Examination | examined for exhibition | |
6/2/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt, Meir
(Place of Origin)
Egypt, Asyut (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H above base: 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
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.
22.25