Kneeling Figure Holding a Stele

1550-1069 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern) H: 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm) Citation Source image

This fully carved statuette has a salt deposit holding bits of red paint. The kneeling figure holds an inscribed stele. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.

Sculpture

id
id
38938
contentType
contentType
sculpture
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
1
source
source
import
Source image fields (5)
thumbnailUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.314_Fnt_BW_H63.jpg
largeImageUrl https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.314_Fnt_BW_H63.jpg
iiifBase https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_22.314_Fnt_BW_H63.jpg
imageCount 1
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/22.314