Min (?)
mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
cast bronze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statue is a late interpretation of the god Min, with a grotesque Bes-like face.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
4/30/1957 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
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.
54.412