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Source Description
This fragment of a border strip with nude female figures floating in the sea or clouds has a distinct ground plane on the lower edge. The figures overlap and intertwine in a casual manner, one floating on a ball-like representation of a cloud or wave. The heads and other parts of two figures are missing, and only a leg of the third survives. The left edge is the original end of the plaque, and the elbow of the first figure is intentionally cut. Strokes of the carving tool are still visible. While the forms are quite casually rendered, the surface has been polished.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
39999
label
Three Female Figures
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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39999
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Three Female Figures
description
This fragment of a border strip with nude female figures floating in the sea or clouds has a distinct ground plane on the lower edge. The figures overlap and intertwine in a casual manner, one floating on a ball-like representation of a cloud or wave. The heads and other parts of two figures are missing, and only a leg of the third survives. The left edge is the original end of the plaque, and the elbow of the first figure is intentionally cut. Strokes of the carving tool are still visible. While the forms are quite casually rendered, the surface has been polished.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
plaques (flat objects)
fragments
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
14.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x W: 5 11/16 in. (4 x 14.5 cm)
Source extras
style
Hellenistic
med
bone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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50f500d813188cc8