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King Standing
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This statue is sculpted in the round, and depicts a King standing with a uraeus on his forehead. He wears a long wig, and has a stele at his back. His nose has been restored. The statue is broken off across the legs with holes from previous restorations. The eyes are hollow, and fitted with paste.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
P. Philip et divers amateurs, Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 1905, no. 56 [illustrated with restored feet and without restored eyes]. Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as found at the Pyramids]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 1/2 in. (34.3 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.
22.350