Frieze with Oryx Heads
This fragment originally formed part of the left side of a stela: it depicts three oryx antelope heads with vegetal bundles between their horns. The antelope symbolizes the sacred hunt in the service of the patron god, whereas the vegetal elements symbolize the ritual event th...
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Sculpture
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id
76510
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sculpture
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
4
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.65_Fnt_DD.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.65_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/KPS_21.65_Fnt_DD.jpg |
| imageCount | 4 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.65 |
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Medium
calcite-alabaster
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