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Source Description
On one face of the square, flat plaque, two crude figures, surrounded by a thin frame, are seen in relief. They have long hair and thick bodies. The round eyes are incised. The figure at left wears a belt. The figure at right has no belt, but the tuft of his skirt (?) projects below his shoulders. Both figures appear to have their arms bent and hands raised.The piece is in very poor condition. A hard gray material remains in the recessed areas. Between the faces of the figures and between their feet are perforation and traces of brown material in the upper one.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
24256
label
Two Figures
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
24256
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Two Figures
description
On one face of the square, flat plaque, two crude figures, surrounded by a thin frame, are seen in relief. They have long hair and thick bodies. The round eyes are incised. The figure at left wears a belt. The figure at right has no belt, but the tuft of his skirt (?) projects below his shoulders. Both figures appear to have their arms bent and hands raised.The piece is in very poor condition. A hard gray material remains in the recessed areas. Between the faces of the figures and between their feet are perforation and traces of brown material in the upper one.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 3rd millennium BCE (?)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
6.4
height
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 x D: 3/16 in. (6.4 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
med
elephant ivory
creator_ids
4252
collection_ids
ANE
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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913080c787f143ca