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Stele Fragment of Man and Wife
1550-1069 BCE (New Kingdom)
limestone with red, blue, black, white, and pink paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This limestone stele fragment depicts and man and his wife facing right. Their arms are about each other's shoulders. Both have ointment cones on their heads. There is an inscription above and to the right, though the inscription is destroyed except for a few signs.
Inscription
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 from "King's Tomb at Luxor"]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/8/1960 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
H: 6 x L: 5 9/16 in. (15.2 x 14.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
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.
22.94