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Source Description
A winged victory holds a bunch of grapes as a reference to the fall season. Autumn, in the form of a male personification, cradles harvest fruits and leans out in a dynamic, diagonal pose. He hovers above a ram in the lower right corner. A seated goat rests in the lower right corner. This plaque was probably one of four that illustrated the four seasons, depictions which, accompanied by winged victories, were popular motifs in the 2nd through 4th centuries. The lower border of the plaque is carved with a bead-and-reel border that has a number of cracks from drying after burial. The nose and forehead of the Victory have flaked away.
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Document identity
localId
14985
label
Plaque with Winged Victory and Autumn
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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14985
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Plaque with Winged Victory and Autumn
description
A winged victory holds a bunch of grapes as a reference to the fall season. Autumn, in the form of a male personification, cradles harvest fruits and leans out in a dynamic, diagonal pose. He hovers above a ram in the lower right corner. A seated goat rests in the lower right corner. This plaque was probably one of four that illustrated the four seasons, depictions which, accompanied by winged victories, were popular motifs in the 2nd through 4th centuries. The lower border of the plaque is carved with a bead-and-reel border that has a number of cracks from drying after burial. The nose and forehead of the Victory have flaked away.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13
height
6.6
depth
2.4
dimensionsRaw
5 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 15/16 in. (13 x 6.6 x 2.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
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bone
creator_ids
6833
6191
collection_ids
ROM
BYZ
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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