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Husband and Wife Seated on Bench
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This miniature group of a husband and wife shows them seated on a bench with a rounded top. The man's hands are on his knees, while the wife's right arm is placed around her husband's shoulder. Their clothing and hairstyles are consistent with the 19th-20th Dynasties. Paint is preserved on their hair, flesh, and clothing.
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 the pyramids]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 x W: 1 1/8 x D: 1 3/16 in. (5.99 x 2.87 x 3.02 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
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.
22.312