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Source Description
Carved in high relief on the front are four cupids carrying fruit and baskets. The figures may well represent the four seasons.The upper left and right edges are broken off but with no loss of the relief, except the wings of the rightmost figure. The upper border is recessed as if to receive the flange of a lid and has a center hole, possibly part of the clasp. A horizontal slit on the lower back probably held the floor of the box; the rest of the back surface is smooth.
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Document identity
localId
30156
label
Panel with Cupids
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
30156
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Panel with Cupids
description
Carved in high relief on the front are four cupids carrying fruit and baskets. The figures may well represent the four seasons.The upper left and right edges are broken off but with no loss of the relief, except the wings of the rightmost figure. The upper border is recessed as if to receive the flange of a lid and has a center hole, possibly part of the clasp. A horizontal slit on the lower back probably held the floor of the box; the rest of the back surface is smooth.
provenance
Castellani Sale (?) [A sticker on the back states ""Castellani Sale,"" but no such box figures in either of the two 1884 Castellani sales]. Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Rome]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
2nd-3rd century (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
panels (surface components)
boxes (containers)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.3
height
10.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 11/16 x W: 4 3/16 in. (4.3 x 10.7 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
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ivory
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6191
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ROM
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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583a963be3b47f9e
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3c3ff3aa97ceedc6
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no
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no