Intaglio with Two Birds
This small intaglio depicts two birds, one of which sits on a basket-like nest. Based on similar examples, it appears to have been created in a Greco-Roman workshop and then imported into South Arabia by a traveler, trader, or other agent. It is likely that the intaglio had an...
Artifact
| id |
id
76498
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Ahmed [local art dealer], Ta'izz, Yemen; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, 1961, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_42.1513_Fnt_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_42.1513_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_42.1513_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1513 |
Terms
Medium
chalcedony
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