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Sculptor's Model with a Relief of a Bull

Egyptian (Artist)
ca. 282-200 BCE (Ptolemaic)
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(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )

Sculptor's models such as this were used in the workshops of craftsmen for study and demonstration. Some of them were also donated to temples. The image of the bull is not only a representation of the animal, but also a hieroglyphic script sign.

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.

Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
8/22/1972 Treatment cleaned; stabilized; coated
8/25/2000 Treatment cleaned
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Egypt (Place of Origin)

Measurements

6 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (16.5 x 13.7 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Egyptian Art

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

22.263

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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