Boy Holding Grapes

2nd-4th century

2.8 cm 6.5 cm

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A finely carved figure of a seated boy holding a bunch of grapes, modeled in the round. He looks over his shoulder as if afraid someone might steal his fruit. His eyes were once inlaid with bits of glass. A number of bone or ivory knife handles of similar pattern exist showing...

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Paris market, ca. 1900; Michel Boy Collection, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Michel Boy Sale, Paris, May 24, 1905, no. 578; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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