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Source Description
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 chubby body and face and the naturalistic treatment of the curly hair. Only the wings are stiffly handled. The acanthus is carefully rendered.The panel is flat on the back. There are four chips in the acanthus leaves, and part of the base and the putto's left foot are chipped.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
13113
label
Putto and Acanthus
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13113
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Putto and Acanthus
description
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 chubby body and face and the naturalistic treatment of the curly hair. Only the wings are stiffly handled. The acanthus is carefully rendered.The panel is flat on the back. There are four chips in the acanthus leaves, and part of the base and the putto's left foot are chipped.
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.
date
4th-5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.7
height
6.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 x W: 2 9/16 in. (12.7 x 6.5 cm)
style
Hellenistic
Source extras
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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29b5270d41b147f1