Block Statue of Sheshonq
"Block" statues-in the form of a man, squatting with arms crossed above his knees-were placed by their donors in temples since the time of the Middle Kingdom. Through his block statue, the donor anticipated participating continuously in the daily rituals and receiving the bles...
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3700
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sculpture
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normalized
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Kenna]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_22.80_Fnt_BW_H43.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_22.80_Fnt_BW_H43.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_22.80_Fnt_BW_H43.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.80 |
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