Female Tomb Figure
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This woman wears a long wig and a close-fitting dress. Although the figure has lost its arms and feet, the high quality of the piece is still visible in the details of the face.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Asyut]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2004-2005 | Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
Examination | examined for condition | |
7/31/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt, Assiout (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H above base: 16 1/8 in. (41 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.
22.15