Egyptian Sunk Relief Depicting a King

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1926.33.186
People: Joseph Lindon Smith, American (Pawtucket, RI 1863 - 1950 Dublin, NH)
Title: Egyptian Sunk Relief Depicting a King
Other Titles: Former Title: Egyptian Relief - Incised Head
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: 1900
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/311184

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on cardboard

Dimensions

54.5 × 36.6 cm (21 7/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: u.l.: Joseph Lindon Smith, 1900

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Department, Harvard University
Accession Year: 1926
Object Number: 1926.33.186
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3740 Egyptian, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/15/2021 - 06/01/2022
The Art of Looking: 150 Years of Art History at Harvard, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/25/2025 - 05/11/2025

Verification Level

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