Plaque with a Female Figure

4th century (Late Antique)

6.2 cm 18.6 cm 2 cm

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This carving of a partially nude woman draped in a cloth was most likely used to decorate a piece of household furniture. The plaque, found at Alexandria (in Northern Egypt), was buried in the earth for many centuries, causing the mottled and flaking appearance of the bone.

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[Found in Alexandria]; Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople, Paris, and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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