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Source Description
This sculpture of a King is carved in the round. He has his arms at his sides and his hands closed. The king has long hair and a snake over the center of his forehead. His kilt is ribbed. There are prongs under both his feet. The piece has been reparied at both shoulders and on the left foot. The arms may not belong to this figure. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
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Document identity
localId
9714
label
King
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9714
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
King
description
This sculpture of a King is carved in the round. He has his arms at his sides and his hands closed. The king has long hair and a snake over the center of his forehead. His kilt is ribbed. There are prongs under both his feet. The piece has been reparied at both shoulders and on the left foot. The arms may not belong to this figure. The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 6]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1550-1292 BCE or modern (New Kingdom or modern)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H with prongs: 6 15/16 in. (17.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
18th Dynasty
med
wood (ebony)
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
eb627b13c8911e35