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Source Description
This statuette represents a "ba" spirit wearing a sun disc. The "ba," depicted as a human-headed bird, was a spiritual aspect of one's personality.
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Document identity
localId
24575
label
Ba Bird
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
24575
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ba Bird
description
This statuette represents a "ba" spirit wearing a sun disc. The "ba," depicted as a human-headed bird, was a spiritual aspect of one's personality.
provenance
""Sheik of the Pyramids"" [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
statuettes (statues)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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febc3b9ba67c973a
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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65fa2afb96d2f605
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no
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no