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Bowl with Winged Griffins
A round-bottom bowl bears ornament in low relief arranged in registers separated by smooth bands. On the underside is a rosette. Above is a band with pairs of vertical bars. Around the center of the body is a band in which winged griffins alternate with panels bearing either checkerboard or diamond patterns. A wave pattern appears above.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1922, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1988-1989 | From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt, Naukratis (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 13/16 x Diam: 5 3/4 in. (9.7 x 14.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1922
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.364