Plaque with Ganymede and Zeus as an Eagle
Zeus in the guise of an eagle is about to carry off Ganymede to Mount Olympus to be cupbearer to the gods. The boy, shown falling to his knees and raising his hand in alarm, wears a Phrygian cap, trousers, and cloak. He holds a "pedum," or shepherd's staff, but has dropped his...
Artifact
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id
3806
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Alexandria, Egypt]; Henry Walters , Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.596_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.596_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_71.596_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/71.596 |
Terms
Medium
ivory
Genre
plaques (flat objects)
Relations
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inCollection