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This statuette of Ganymede is carved in the round. There is an eagle's claw on the right side with prongs from attachment to the eagle on the right shoulder and back. The arms and legs are broken off.

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Document identity
localId
9799
label
Ganymede
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9799
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Ganymede
description
This statuette of Ganymede is carved in the round. There is an eagle's claw on the right side with prongs from attachment to the eagle on the right shoulder and back. The arms and legs are broken off.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as from Asia Minor]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 4th-mid 2nd century BCE
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
figurines
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Source extras
med
white marble
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
4e9b2819737a848c