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Male Figure Seated   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Egypt)Unknown author
Title
Male Figure Seated
Description
English: Soft stone varieties, such as limestone and sandstone, were the most common materials used for statues and were readily available. This tomb figure's pose is typical: the man is seated with his hand on his thighs, the right hand clenched in a fist and the left one flat. The base of this statue has been repaired.
Date between 2347 and 2216 BC
date QS:P571,-2500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,-2347-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,-2216-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(Old Kingdom of Egypt
era QS:P2348,Q177819
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Medium limestone with red and black paint
Dimensions height: 15.4 cm (6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,15.4U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
22.219
Place of creation Egypt
Object history
  • Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquistion unknown]
  • Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquistion unknown]
  • 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history Carved for Immortality. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004-2005.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1913
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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