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Source Description
Zeus in the form of a bull carries off Europa who rides on his back, left hand on his head, legs turned towards the rear. Her cloak, held over her head, flies in the breeze.The upper corners of the plaque and the ledge beneath Europa's feet are broken away. The plaque probably decorated a box, and was secured by pins through two holes flanking Europa's waist and by a grooved frame into which the projecting edges of the background of the relief fit. Typologically this plaque is related to Walters 71.596.
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Document identity
localId
38847
label
Europa on the Bull
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
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38847
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Europa on the Bull
description
Zeus in the form of a bull carries off Europa who rides on his back, left hand on his head, legs turned towards the rear. Her cloak, held over her head, flies in the breeze.The upper corners of the plaque and the ledge beneath Europa's feet are broken away. The plaque probably decorated a box, and was secured by pins through two holes flanking Europa's waist and by a grooved frame into which the projecting edges of the background of the relief fit. Typologically this plaque is related to Walters 71.596.
provenance
Émile Molinier Collection, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911,by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques (flat objects)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.9
height
5.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 5/16 x W: 2 in. (5.9 x 5.1 cm)
Source extras
med
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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2116a1eb32bf6eed
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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61c23ff597704463
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no
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no