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Standing Male Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The artist who created this statue first carved all parts separately, than put them together with wooden nails, covered the links with plaster, and painted the entire piece.
The male figure has short, plain hair and wears a long skirt. Both his hands are clenched a his sides. This piece is routine work.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as 6th Dynasty, Assiout]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1962 | The Arts of Man. Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/22/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt, Meir (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H with base: 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
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.
22.236