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Source Description
This carving of a partially nude woman draped in a cloth was most likely used to decorate a piece of household furniture. The plaque, found at Alexandria (in Northern Egypt), was buried in the earth for many centuries, causing the mottled and flaking appearance of the bone.
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Document identity
localId
24369
label
Plaque with a Female Figure
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
24369
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Plaque with a Female Figure
description
This carving of a partially nude woman draped in a cloth was most likely used to decorate a piece of household furniture. The plaque, found at Alexandria (in Northern Egypt), was buried in the earth for many centuries, causing the mottled and flaking appearance of the bone.
provenance
[Found in Alexandria]; Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople, Paris, and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.6
height
6.2
depth
2
dimensionsRaw
7 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 6.2 x 2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
bone
creator_ids
6640
6833
collection_ids
ROM
BYZ
exhibition_ids
3164
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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no
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photo
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no