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Source Description
A bearded male figure, possibly depicted with characteristics of dwarfism, is shown on his hands and knees holding a child. The man has a pudgy nose and elongated head covered with short curls.The child's hand is preserved on the left side of the face of the man, but its arms and head are missing. There is an unnatural protrusion from the stomach of the adult figure. A perforation from the back to the groin suggests that this piece may have been part of a mechanical toy.
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Document identity
localId
19073
label
Man and Child Group
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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7
Source metadata
id
19073
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Man and Child Group
description
A bearded male figure, possibly depicted with characteristics of dwarfism, is shown on his hands and knees holding a child. The man has a pudgy nose and elongated head covered with short curls.The child's hand is preserved on the left side of the face of the man, but its arms and head are missing. There is an unnatural protrusion from the stomach of the adult figure. A perforation from the back to the groin suggests that this piece may have been part of a mechanical toy.
provenance
[Old number 3585]; MacGregor Collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; MacGregor Sale, Sotheby, Wilkenson & Hodge, London, June 29, 1922, p 93, no. 712, pl. XXIV; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 3750-3250 BCE (Predynastic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
figurines
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
5.3
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 2 1/16 x D: 7/16 in. (2.6 x 5.29 x 1.12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
hippopotamus ivory
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6182
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EGY
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215
Page inventory
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