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Source Description
In 1923, Henry Walters purchased an ancient wooden box that served as a model coffin. Inside the box was a group of fruit that dried out long ago and were preserved in Egypt's arid climate: dom-palm nuts, figs, and pomegranates, with their distinctive blossom-end.
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Document identity
localId
95143
label
Desiccated Fruits and Nuts
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
95143
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Desiccated Fruits and Nuts
description
In 1923, Henry Walters purchased an ancient wooden box that served as a model coffin. Inside the box was a group of fruit that dried out long ago and were preserved in Egypt's arid climate: dom-palm nuts, figs, and pomegranates, with their distinctive blossom-end.
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
945-712 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
dry fruit
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1
pageCount
1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.5
height
28
depth
15.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 1/8 x W: 11 x D: 6 1/8 in. (10.5 x 28 x 15.5 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
22nd-23rd Dynasty
med
dried fruit
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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