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Horus Spearing the Enemy
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Carved in low relief, Horus is depicted with a hawk's head and double-crown, spearing a man who is also attacked by a lion.
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.
Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 1566; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2015 | Die Entstehung der Welt. Ägyptens letzter Schöpfungsmythos (The Origin of the World. Egypt’s Last Creation Myth). Roemer- und Pelizaeus- Museum, Hildesheim; Kunsthalle Leoben, Leoben. |
| 2005-2006 | Ägypten Griechenland Rom: Abwehr und Berührung. Staedtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | examined for loan; inpainted; surface cleaned | |
| 9/20/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 9/16/1960 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; other; coated |
| 9/3/1974 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 7/31/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 4/1/2004 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 1 3/8 in. (22.8 x 16 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923
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.
22.39