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Source Description

The figure and two flowers in the background are carved intaglio for the application of inlaid colored wax, which has since disappeared. The left edge and a corner of the right are broken. The edges are beveled for use as an inlay.

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Document identity
localId
36092
label
Woman with Bowl
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
36092
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Woman with Bowl
description
The figure and two flowers in the background are carved intaglio for the application of inlaid colored wax, which has since disappeared. The left edge and a corner of the right are broken. The edges are beveled for use as an inlay.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-5th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects), fragments
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7
height
4
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/4 x W: 1 9/16 in. (7 x 4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Late Antique
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
MED
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
93a82488d460723a