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| Keywords: Egyptian - Tile - Captive Nubian Chieftain - Walters 48409.jpg This man has the large earring and tightly curled hairstyle typical of Egyptian depictions of Nubians When complete the tile showed the chieftain as a bound prisoner Such prisoner tiles could have decorated the bases of walls of royal buildings so the enemies of the pharaoh would be quite literally at his feet ca 1300 1150 BC New Kingdom faience with polychrome glaze cm 7 8 7 2 4 accession number 48 409 18115 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 place of origin Medinet Habu present-day Luxor Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian reliefs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review POWs in Ancient Egypt | ||||
