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Source Description
The small fragment was part of a statuette made of hard, high quality wood. The arms and the lower part of the body are now lost. It is likely that the artist reused material left from another, official commission, to piece together this figure.The figure is carved in the round and has a shaven head. His eyes are painted. He has pins in the shoulder for the attachment of his arms. The piece is finished at the waist, and has a hole through the core. It was probably set on a separately made lower body.
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Document identity
localId
31541
label
Nude Male Bust
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31541
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Nude Male Bust
description
The small fragment was part of a statuette made of hard, high quality wood. The arms and the lower part of the body are now lost. It is likely that the artist reused material left from another, official commission, to piece together this figure.The figure is carved in the round and has a shaven head. His eyes are painted. He has pins in the shoulder for the attachment of his arms. The piece is finished at the waist, and has a hole through the core. It was probably set on a separately made lower body.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as XII Dynasty. Assiout]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2119-1793 BCE (Middle Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
dark red wood with black and white paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2174
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
494c42fa400ec845