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Medallion with Soldiers before Seated Leader
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This dark blue jasperware medallion shows a Roman leader seated in front of three soldiers. The central standing figure may be a captive. Around the medallion is an ornate motif of lotus flowers and acanthus leaves.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Miss Elisabeth Gilman, before March 1948, mode of acquisition unknown; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Etruria, Staffordshire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
W: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elisabeth Gilman
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1969
