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Male Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This male figure is carved in full relief, and probably depicts a king. He holds a flexible sceptre in his right hand.
Front broken, including part of kilt, lower half of left leg and left foot; face rubbed.
Rectangular base, with rear column, rounded at top, reaching to crown of head. Left leg in advance. Left hand at side, holding cloth. Right hand before breast, holding pliable sceptre or stalk of flowers. Short coiffure, divided into three parts. Short kilt and has a collar. -- Steindorff Catalogue (1946)
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]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/4 x W: 3/4 x D: 3/4 in. (7.02 x 1.83 x 1.96 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
22.66