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Source Description
The head of this garlanded cupid is from a couch. Three pieces form what remains of the bust and wings; missing elements would have formed the original head and closed off the bottom of the bust. The bone is probably that or a horse or an ox. More complete couches, found in Roman tombs in Italy, show that garlanded cupids ornamented the lower parts of the fulcra. Bone decorations of this type come from funeral couches placed in tombs, but the couches were undoubtedly used also in real life.
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Document identity
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31685
label
Head of Cupid
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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31685
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object
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normalized
title
Head of Cupid
description
The head of this garlanded cupid is from a couch. Three pieces form what remains of the bust and wings; missing elements would have formed the original head and closed off the bottom of the bust. The bone is probably that or a horse or an ox. More complete couches, found in Roman tombs in Italy, show that garlanded cupids ornamented the lower parts of the fulcra. Bone decorations of this type come from funeral couches placed in tombs, but the couches were undoubtedly used also in real life.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE
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CC0
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en
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furniture
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
6.3
height
6.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 1/2 x W: 2 9/16 in. (6.3 x 6.5 cm)
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med
bone
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6191
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ROM
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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