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Source Description
The image of a priestess of Bacchus dancing with her symbol the "thrysos" is taken from an intaglio dating from the 5th century BC.
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Document identity
localId
20294
label
Ring with Onyx Cameo of a Bacchante (Female Follower of Bacchus, God of Wine)
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obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
20294
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Onyx Cameo of a Bacchante (Female Follower of Bacchus, God of Wine)
description
The image of a priestess of Bacchus dancing with her symbol the "thrysos" is taken from an intaglio dating from the 5th century BC.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cameos
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28
height
17
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 x W: 6 11/16 in. (28 x 17 cm)
Source extras
med
onyx, gold
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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