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Source Description
This finely carved ivory casket is decorated with curly-haired "erotes" (cupids) in the guise of warriors, dancers, and musicians. The lid shows two in equestrian combat while the trapezoidal panel in front shows a group of four "erotes" and a centaur dancing and playing musical instruments. The rectangular plaque on the casket's front features an "eros" playing a harp on a stand, a chariot drawn by panthers, and two other "erotes" playing musical instruments.
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Document identity
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31653
label
Casket with Images of Cupids
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Source metadata
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31653
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normalized
title
Casket with Images of Cupids
description
This finely carved ivory casket is decorated with curly-haired "erotes" (cupids) in the guise of warriors, dancers, and musicians. The lid shows two in equestrian combat while the trapezoidal panel in front shows a group of four "erotes" and a centaur dancing and playing musical instruments. The rectangular plaque on the casket's front features an "eros" playing a harp on a stand, a chariot drawn by panthers, and two other "erotes" playing musical instruments.
provenance
Bought in Italy; Edward Joseph, London, ca. 1888, by purchase; Sale, Christie's, London, May 6, 1890, no. 1003 and February 1894, no. 357; Isaac Falcke, London, 1894, by purchase; Sale, Christie's, London, April 19, 1910, no. 166; Jacques Seligmann, Paris, 1910, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
10th century (Medieval)
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CC0
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en
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Ivory & Bone
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7
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cm
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12.6
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18.5
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13.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 15/16 x W: 7 5/16 x D: 5 5/16 in. (12.6 x 18.5 x 13.5 cm)
Source extras
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Byzantine
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Macedonian Dynasty
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bone and ivory on wood
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6640
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358
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