Seated Servant
n.d. (Middle Kingdom (?))
wood with red, white and black paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This carved seated figure has his riht knee raised with his left foot pressed against his right. His right hand is forward and has a hole to receive an object. His arms are joined with wood pins. His flesh is red, his skirt white, and his hair, eyes, and beard are black.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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 Asyut]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
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6/2/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
H: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
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.
22.17