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A soldier in armor, holding his sword and its sheath, stands in front of a trophy of shields.Although the piece is broken on all sides, the uppermost and right edges are original. The piece, therefore, was the right-hand corner of a large triumphal subject decorating a box.

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Document identity
localId
3859
label
Triumphant Soldier
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
3859
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Triumphant Soldier
description
A soldier in armor, holding his sword and its sheath, stands in front of a trophy of shields.Although the piece is broken on all sides, the uppermost and right edges are original. The piece, therefore, was the right-hand corner of a large triumphal subject decorating a box.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-5th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.2
height
8.1
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/4 x W: 3 3/16 x D: 1/4 in. (8.2 x 8.1 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
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ivory
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
2107
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
454cecd822530025