Male Figure
6th-7th century
A male nude with arm raised over his head is carved from a convex section of bone. The figure was never polished and shows the surface marks of chisels and files. The panel is broken on the top right, lower right, and bottom.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Raphael Stora, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1946, by purchase.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1946
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1118