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Source Description
Two figures are carved in relief: a woman facing forward, with a veil for partial modesty, and a second figure, probably, but not necessarily a woman, facing away. Carefully drawn lines for features and hair contrast with the loose modeling of the fleshy figures.The object is intact except for the broken tang, which once projected at the top. The surface is worn. The front is convex, but the back is flat with lateral ridges. The left and right sides are beveled inwards.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
27506
label
Two Figures
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
27506
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Two Figures
description
Two figures are carved in relief: a woman facing forward, with a veil for partial modesty, and a second figure, probably, but not necessarily a woman, facing away. Carefully drawn lines for features and hair contrast with the loose modeling of the fleshy figures.The object is intact except for the broken tang, which once projected at the top. The surface is worn. The front is convex, but the back is flat with lateral ridges. The left and right sides are beveled inwards.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian?; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.7
height
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/4 x W: 1 in. (5.7 x 2.5 cm)
Source extras
med
bone
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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edd4aefe6419a810