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Kneeling Woman
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Likely part of a larger composition, this statuette may have held an offering tray or another figure. The face has elegant features, and the wig is meticulously worked. A mourning figure, it could have been placed in a temple, tomb, or home.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/17/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/19/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
2 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 2 1/4 in. (6.6 x 3.1 x 5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
54.1621