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Source Description
This ivory relief depicts a boar hunt scene. Two winged genii hover above a victorious emperor hunter. Beneath the horse one can see the rear legs of the hunted boar. The relief has been badly broken and subsequently repaired. There are two holes in the relief, evidence that it was originally mounted on a piece of furniture or an architectural structure. This piece also strongly demonstrates the relationship betwen ivories and textiles from late classical and Coptic Egypt. Two tapestries, now at the Textile Museum, in Washington DC, and at the Cleveland Museum of Art, contain images and details nearly identical to the ivory relief.
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Document identity
localId
30169
label
Victorious Emperor
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
30169
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Victorious Emperor
description
This ivory relief depicts a boar hunt scene. Two winged genii hover above a victorious emperor hunter. Beneath the horse one can see the rear legs of the hunted boar. The relief has been badly broken and subsequently repaired. There are two holes in the relief, evidence that it was originally mounted on a piece of furniture or an architectural structure. This piece also strongly demonstrates the relationship betwen ivories and textiles from late classical and Coptic Egypt. Two tapestries, now at the Textile Museum, in Washington DC, and at the Cleveland Museum of Art, contain images and details nearly identical to the ivory relief.
provenance
Adolph Loewi, Venice and Los Angeles [likely acquired from Luzern Sale, see Ars Antiqua,1959], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1962, by purchase.
date
7th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
panels (surface components)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
12.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 1/8 x W: 4 15/16 in. (13 x 12.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
ivory
creator_ids
6833
6640
collection_ids
MED
EGY
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
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photo
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777ee4d27062a8a8
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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533cfcbad90678c1
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no