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Wall Fragment with a Head to the Left
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
limestone with black, red, white and blue paint
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This wall fragment is carved in sunk relief and depicts a head facing left. There is a frieze above the head.
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.
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 from Dehr-el-Bahari]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt, Western Thebes (Deir el-Bahri) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
22.386