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Source Description
This plaque has four original drill holes, probably for attaching it to a piece of furniture. It is from the same set as another ivory in the museum's collection, Walters 71.60.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
12833
label
Male Nude with a Cheetah
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
12833
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Male Nude with a Cheetah
description
This plaque has four original drill holes, probably for attaching it to a piece of furniture. It is from the same set as another ivory in the museum's collection, Walters 71.60.
provenance
Arthur Sambon, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th-6th century (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
23.6
height
5
dimensionsRaw
9 5/16 x 1 15/16 in. (23.6 x 5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Coptic
med
bone
creator_ids
6640
6833
collection_ids
ROM
BYZ
exhibition_ids
358
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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1e4f6d42dd860791