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Man Standing
ca. 1780 BCE (Second Intermediate Period)
black granite
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Hard stone statues were highly valued in ancient Egypt and were only available to the elite. This figure of a man in a long kilt, with both hands flat on the thighs in a gesture of prayer, was likely placed in a temple to attend rituals for the gods.
The figure has a shaved head with a flat top. There is a stele at the back.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [claimed found at Kenna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H: 6 3/8 in. (16.2 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.
22.364