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Model with Two Rams
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The upper half of this carved limestone relief depicts a ram facing right. In the upper left corner are two rectangles, and in the upper right corner is a triangle. The lower half depicts a second ram facing right.
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 [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Kenna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/29/1951 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | technical study |
| 8/14/1972 | Treatment | repaired; cleaned; coated |
| 1/21/2016 | Examination | Examined |
| 1/21/2016 | Examination | Examined in preparation for treatment. |
| 2/2/2016 | Treatment | Cleaned, repaired |
| 2/2/2016 | Treatment | Aged synthetic coatings materials were removed from the front face, and some cracks/lifting areas were consolidated and/or filled. |
Geographies
Egypt
(Place of Origin)
Sudan, Kerma (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
H: 7 3/8 × W: 4 3/4 × D: 13/16 in. (18.8 × 12 × 2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
22.53