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Source Description
This very worn and cracked head is carved on both sides. The large eye with a deep hole for inlay resembles a camel's. There are traces of indications of the nostrils and an indentation for the mouth.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33580
label
Camel (?)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33580
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Camel (?)
description
This very worn and cracked head is carved on both sides. The large eye with a deep hole for inlay resembles a camel's. There are traces of indications of the nostrils and an indentation for the mouth.
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor, Tamworth, Staffordshire, by 1922; Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, June 26-29 and July 4-6, 1922, lot 708; Dikran Kelekian [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
14th-13th century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.1
height
1.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 x W: 5/8 in. (5.1 x 1.6 cm)
Source extras
med
hippopotamus ivory
creator_ids
3930
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
cae6bdc4e1b6c78e