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Source Description

This painted bust has the back of a chair broken off around the edge of the head. The piece is probably a forgery.

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Document identity
localId
7992
label
Head and Bust of a Woman
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
7992
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Head and Bust of a Woman
description
This painted bust has the back of a chair broken off around the edge of the head. The piece is probably a forgery.
provenance
Arnold Seligman, Rey and Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1920 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1292 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
busts
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty (?)
med
limestone with yellow, black, green and red paint
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
83012ba8862c8d58
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ce9bac42fc2c7ffc
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no