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Source Description
Two couples are seen beneath a tree, from which the God of Love throws arrows down upon them. The scene is set within a seven-lobed frame, with three-pointed leaves in each spandrel. The corners are brought to a square with leaf-corner terminals. The liripipes from the hoods and sleeves of the lovers suggests a date in the 2nd half of the century.The plaque is cut square, trimming the edges of the circular frame on three sides. The back is polished smooth and does not seem to have been altered from a mirror case, as had been suggested. Its original use is unknown; it could have been the cover of a square box, an ornament for a book cover, or inset in some object. It has been burned in the lower side and discolored, most noticeably at the lower left corner.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
15917
label
Plaque with the God of Love
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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15917
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with the God of Love
description
Two couples are seen beneath a tree, from which the God of Love throws arrows down upon them. The scene is set within a seven-lobed frame, with three-pointed leaves in each spandrel. The corners are brought to a square with leaf-corner terminals. The liripipes from the hoods and sleeves of the lovers suggests a date in the 2nd half of the century.The plaque is cut square, trimming the edges of the circular frame on three sides. The back is polished smooth and does not seem to have been altered from a mirror case, as had been suggested. Its original use is unknown; it could have been the cover of a square box, an ornament for a book cover, or inset in some object. It has been burned in the lower side and discolored, most noticeably at the lower left corner.
provenance
Léon Gruel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd quarter 14th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.8
height
7.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/16 x W: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 x 7.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Medieval European
style
Gothic
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ivory
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6229
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MED
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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54ef4147685eca93
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1a9be90bdfbb31b5
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no
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no