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Source Description
A nereid, or a sea-nymph, with flying drapery appears to move swiftly across the seas. The plaque was originally part of a border of similar figures that decorated secular furniture. It is broken on the left edge.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
31078
label
Female Figure
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
31078
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Female Figure
description
A nereid, or a sea-nymph, with flying drapery appears to move swiftly across the seas. The plaque was originally part of a border of similar figures that decorated secular furniture. It is broken on the left edge.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5
height
9.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 15/16 x W: 3 3/4 in. (5 x 9.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Late Antique
style
Coptic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
358
2718
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
caf483c88a7e3c5a
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
ec58ef403ca2003b
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no