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Source Description
The bearded figure holding an object in his left hand is possibly intended to represent Herakles. It is carved on a convex bone, and is broken at the bottom and right edge.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13064
label
Bearded Figure
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
13064
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bearded Figure
description
The bearded figure holding an object in his left hand is possibly intended to represent Herakles. It is carved on a convex bone, and is broken at the bottom and right 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
3rd-4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
070f7525f10a172f