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Facade Panel from the National Pythian Temple, Chicago, Illinois

A carving in tan-and-white stone of the upper body of a pharaoh wearing an elaborate headdress.

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  • A carving in tan-and-white stone of the upper body of a pharaoh wearing an elaborate headdress.

Date:

c. 1927 (demolished 1980)

Artist:

Walter T. Bailey
American, 1882–1941

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 200

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Walter T. Bailey (Architect)

Title

Facade Panel from the National Pythian Temple, Chicago, Illinois

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1915–1930

Medium

Glazed Terracotta

Dimensions

38.1 × 59.7 × 20.3 cm (15 × 23 1/2 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Matthew and Molly Godfrey

Reference Number

2020.324

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