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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1920.44.273
Title
Male Figure
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292183

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painted wood
Dimensions
sight: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year
1920
Object Number
1920.44.273
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wooden figure of striding male inserted into (modern) wooden base, feet broken off, arms missing. Covered with white paint, face, chest and legs painted reddish brown over white layer, black hair, white kilt. Surface abraded.

Verification Level

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