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Source Description
This plaque- representing two figures (one possibly a musician) riding an elephant- was made as part of the inlaid fittings for a door, chest, or other large piece of furniture.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10933
label
Plaque with Figural Scene
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
10933
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with Figural Scene
description
This plaque- representing two figures (one possibly a musician) riding an elephant- was made as part of the inlaid fittings for a door, chest, or other large piece of furniture.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
11th-12th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.2
height
6.8
depth
0.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 13/16 × W: 2 11/16 × D: 5/16 in. (7.2 × 6.8 × 0.8 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
2114
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
0af52ec03a8d4fc5
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
e04df25f59c294e6
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no