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Female Servant
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This pretty nude girl has an elaborate hairstyle with braids to the side and back of her head. She once held a flower (lotus or papyrus) or another small object in her left hand that was meant to please the tomb's owner.
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] [as from Assiout]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014 | The Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize 2014 Finalists. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 12/18/1939 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired |
| 11/17/1966 | Treatment | repaired |
| 11/19/1966 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation |
| 9/10/2004 | Treatment | cleaned; chemical analysis |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 8 7/8 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 1 9/16 in. (22.5 × 6.3 × 4 cm); H with base: 12 3/16 × W: 2 1/2 × D: 2 3/8 in. (31 × 6.3 × 6.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
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.
22.256