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Source Description
A lively satyr (half-goat, half-man) carries a large bundle on this fragment of a plaque. The figure is carved in low relief, with colored wax used to highlight the patterns. Bone plaques were used to decorate wooden boxes and chests, like the one seen in this case, and were owned by pagans and Christians alike.
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Document identity
localId
19235
label
Plaque with Satyr
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
19235
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with Satyr
description
A lively satyr (half-goat, half-man) carries a large bundle on this fragment of a plaque. The figure is carved in low relief, with colored wax used to highlight the patterns. Bone plaques were used to decorate wooden boxes and chests, like the one seen in this case, and were owned by pagans and Christians alike.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York, Constantinople, and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.9
height
4.9
dimensionsRaw
1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (3.9 x 4.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
bone and colored wax
creator_ids
6833
6191
collection_ids
ROM
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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