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Source Description
The convex bone is carved with a portion of a pattern of vine interlace, which contains a basket above a putto. The putto grasps the vine and holds fruit in his hand. The plaque has been buried, and shows surface flaking. It is broken at the left side and bottom.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
21104
label
Putto
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
21104
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Putto
description
The convex bone is carved with a portion of a pattern of vine interlace, which contains a basket above a putto. The putto grasps the vine and holds fruit in his hand. The plaque has been buried, and shows surface flaking. It is broken at the left side and bottom.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Musuem, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ceb4f07caf8f29ba