Plaque with Allegorical Relief

5th-6th century (Late Antique)

23 cm 10.3 cm 0.1 cm

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Carved from the widest part of a hippopotamus tooth, this panel was originally attached to a box or a piece of furniture. The figures have not been identified fully but may represent a river goddess in the center with, to the left, a male personification of a spring pouring w...

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Jack Pierpont Morgan, New York, by purchase; Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 22, 1944, no. 76; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1944, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1944, by purchase.
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