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Source Description
This relief was part of a wall panel and depicts vine scrolls with bunches of grapes and leaves. The design of the vine scroll resembles that of a relief in the British Museum (ANE 134886); both fragments may be from the same structure. The motif is characteristic of the international Greco-Roman style, which also became popular in ancient South Arabia from the 2nd century.
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Document identity
localId
76513
label
Relief with Vines
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
76513
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Relief with Vines
description
This relief was part of a wall panel and depicts vine scrolls with bunches of grapes and leaves. The design of the vine scroll resembles that of a relief in the British Museum (ANE 134886); both fragments may be from the same structure. The motif is characteristic of the international Greco-Roman style, which also became popular in ancient South Arabia from the 2nd century.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, February 1, 1971, lot 81; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, February 1, 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
date
2nd century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
friezes (ornamental bands)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
39
height
29
depth
4
dimensionsRaw
H: 15 3/8 x W: 11 7/16 x D: 1 9/16 in. (39 x 29 x 4 cm)
Source extras
med
calcite-alabaster
creator_ids
15549
collection_ids
SAY
exhibition_ids
2002
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
290a618ce3d94d20