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Sculptor's Model: Queen with Vulture Headdress
ca. 145-51 BCE (Ptolemaic)
limestone
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
A queen wears the vulture headdress topped with seven protective uraeus serpents (side A). Head of a man (god?) with a curled wig (side B).
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.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/27/1965 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/24/1972 | Treatment | cleaned; stabilized |
| 10/18/1973 | Treatment | stabilized; coated |
| 9/16/1998 | Examination | survey |
| 10/26/2000 | Treatment | stabilized |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
6 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 9/16 in. (16 x 15 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
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.
22.275