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Model of a Hawk
664-525 BCE (Late Period; Saite)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This model of a hawk is carved in low relief. The back is rough.
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] [as from Abydos]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | Secret Signs: Egyptian Writing. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1952 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 10/18/1973 | Treatment | stabilized; cleaned; coated |
| 4/1/1989 | Examination | survey |
| 7/2/2003 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt, El Balyana (Abydos) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
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.
22.291