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Ten persons and a child are gathered around the flame burning on a round altar. They are in front of a temple, with the strange ornament of a profile head in a circular frame set as an "imago clipeata," in the pediment. Above on the left is a flying Victory.

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Document identity
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18950
label
A Roman Sacrifice
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object
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Source metadata
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18950
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title
A Roman Sacrifice
description
Ten persons and a child are gathered around the flame burning on a round altar. They are in front of a temple, with the strange ornament of a profile head in a circular frame set as an "imago clipeata," in the pediment. Above on the left is a flying Victory.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 16th century (Renaissance)
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CC0
language
en
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Enamels
medallions
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2
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2
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import
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Diam: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm)
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med
painted enamels on copper
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5908
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REN
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2382
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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33cd31b05b7e3ac2
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