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Sesostris Standing
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
Sesostris wears a short tripartite kilt and a curled wig. He has lost his traditional attributes-the staff in the left hand and the scepter in his right. The inscription on the base contains an offering formula that promises: "The king may guarantee offerings [to the god] Osiris [that he may give] mortuary offerings of bread, beer, oxen, fowl, and incense to Sesostris."
Inscription
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Luxor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, 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 exhibition | |
| 6/22/2004 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 7/12/2004 | Treatment | loss compensation |
Measurements
H with base: 12 1/16 in. (30.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
22.23