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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Mold for a Heron Plaque
2nd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This mold depicts a heron, a bird associated with the sun, the annual flooding of the Nile, and the afterlife.
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, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized |
| 7/24/1973 | Treatment | stabilized; cleaned; coated |
| 9/16/1998 | Examination | survey |
Measurements
4 1/16 x 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 in. (10.3 x 10.3 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
22.284