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This cameo shows two adult, heavily draped figures; on the right is a woman standing frontally, head turned to the left to look at a seated figure, perhaps male, who raises his proper right hand. At the far left of the scene, a small figure, perhaps a child, is shown in profile to the right.

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Document identity
localId
7621
label
Cameo with Three Figures
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7621
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Cameo with Three Figures
description
This cameo shows two adult, heavily draped figures; on the right is a woman standing frontally, head turned to the left to look at a seated figure, perhaps male, who raises his proper right hand. At the far left of the scene, a small figure, perhaps a child, is shown in profile to the right.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
reliefs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.1
height
2.6
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.1 x 2.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
lapis lazuli; gold flakes
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
a4e50b682052dc3b