Theodore M. Davis excavations by Ayrton, January 1907. Allotted to Davis by the Egyptian Government in the division of finds, 1907. Jar (07.226.1) given to the Museum by Davis, 1907. Lid (30.8.54) formerly Theodore M
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?[art market, Berlin, by 1927–at least 1928]; private collection, Berlin (in 1933); [Galerie Sanct Lucas, Vienna, until 1938; exchanged with Neuman]; Baron Karl Neuman (Charles Neuman de Végvár), Vienna, later Greenwich, Conn
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This beautifully crafted figure is constructed from 16 separate pieces of wood (14 of which are extant) attached with dowels, mortise and tenons, adhesive, and plaster. Starting at the top, the sections are as follows: crown; head, torso and right leg; left leg; wedge between left leg and body; right arm; left arm; left forearm; right forefoot; left forefoot; wedge between fore and back left foot; front kilt section; back kilt section; beard (now missing); crook in left hand; scepter? (now missing) in right hand; and base
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From the high altar of the Cistercian abbey, Lichtenthal, near Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg; Dutch or German Private Collection ; [ Sotheby’s, London (July 28, 1939, no. 103) ] ; [ John Hunt, Ireland (1939–sold 1952)]
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Excavated by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter, 1911. Acquired by Carnarvon in the division of finds. Carnarvon Collection, 1911–1926. Carnarvon Collection purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926
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