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Source Description
This fragment, along with Walters 27.563, was part of a ciborium, a free-standing stone canopy supported by columns and covering the altar or baptismal font of a church. It shows two birds eating a cluster of grapes on a vine. This motif is found frequently in Langobardic stonework in northern Italy. Relatively late in date, such architectural elements were carved after the Langobards had settled permanently in Italy.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
8633
label
Ciborium Fragment
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
8633
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ciborium Fragment
description
This fragment, along with Walters 27.563, was part of a ciborium, a free-standing stone canopy supported by columns and covering the altar or baptismal font of a church. It shows two birds eating a cluster of grapes on a vine. This motif is found frequently in Langobardic stonework in northern Italy. Relatively late in date, such architectural elements were carved after the Langobards had settled permanently in Italy.
provenance
Christine Alexander (Mrs. Breckenridge Long), Rome and Laurel, Maryland [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by bequest.
date
8th-9th century (early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
ciborium
fragments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
47
height
26.5
depth
9
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 1/2 x W: 10 7/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (47 x 26.5 x 9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Langobardic
RelatedObjects
4235
med
limestone
creator_ids
7359
collection_ids
MED
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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