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Karnak 1
Karnak 1

Karnak 1

Artist Ibrahim Said Egyptian, born 1976, active in the United States since 2013
Date2022
MediumStoneware
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth: 64 1/2 × 27 × 27 in. (163.8 × 68.6 × 68.6 cm)
weight (approximate): 300 lb. (136.1 kg)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art
Object number2025.9.1
On View
On view
ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 2022 (Greensboro, NC); acquired by the NCMA from the artist and Yossi Milo Gallery (NYC), September 2025.Exhibition HistoryNew York, NY, Yossi Milo Gallery, "From Thebes to Cairo," May 2–June 15, 2024.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "The People's Collection Reimagined" (Thematic Gallery: "Devotion and the Arts in the People's Collection"), June 7, 2025–present.
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