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Source Description
Female heads and Eros figures are common features on the vases attributed to the Ascoli Satriano Painter. His real name is unknown, and he has been named after a northern Apulian town, where many of his vases have been found. Eros is depicted as a winged youth about to place a wreath as an offering on the "cippus" (pillar) in front of him.
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Document identity
localId
22720
label
Plate with Eros
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
22720
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plate with Eros
description
Female heads and Eros figures are common features on the vases attributed to the Ascoli Satriano Painter. His real name is unknown, and he has been named after a northern Apulian town, where many of his vases have been found. Eros is depicted as a winged youth about to place a wreath as an offering on the "cippus" (pillar) in front of him.
provenance
Münzen und Medaillen A. G., Basel, Switzerland, 1983; Marilyn and Herbert Scher, Pikesville, Maryland, 1983, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
date
ca. 340-320 BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
plates (dishes)
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.1
height
24.5
dimensionsRaw
2 x 9 5/8 in. (5.08 x 24.45 cm) (h. x diam.)
Source extras
med
terracotta; red figure
creator_ids
15534
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2177
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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cec2c93144c2e8a9
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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2835fd0a32e05306
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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no
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no