Putto and Acanthus
This elaborate furniture mount is carved with a series of moldings at the bottom, and depicts a large putto set against a bank of waving acanthus leaves. The modeling of the figure is unusually fine, recalling Roman knife handles of the 4th century, with the rendering of the c...
Sculpture
| id |
id
13113
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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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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| style |
style
Hellenistic
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.32_Fnt_BW_H45.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.32_Fnt_BW_H45.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_71.32_Fnt_BW_H45.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.32 |
Terms
Medium
bone