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Female Votive Figurine of Anat
(Ancient Near East )
This solid cast bronze figurine served as votive offering and is surely Anat, a fertility goddess who is the sister and consort of Baal.
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.
J. Gilbert, Paris, by 1903, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Collection de M. J. Gilbert, Antiquités recueillies en Syrie, Paris, 23-34 Jan. 1903; Dr. S. Pozzi, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Dr. S. Pozzi collection, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 26-27 June 1919, no. 380 [said to be from "Chebaa, Judee"]; H. C. Colman, London, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Sotheby's, 18 Oct. 1949, lot. 245; James Bomford, Wiltshire, England [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1998-2001 | Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/19/2001 | Treatment | other |
Measurements
H: 7 11/16 x W: 2 5/16 x D: 1 1/4 in. (19.5 x 5.9 x 3.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1972
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.
54.2487
