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Plaque with Figural Scene
(Islamic World )
This plaque- representing two figures (one possibly a musician) riding an elephant- was made as part of the inlaid fittings for a door, chest, or other large piece of furniture.
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 [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2013-2014 | Threshold to the Sacred: The Ark Door of Cairo’s Ben Ezra Synagogue . The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Yeshiva University Museum, New York. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 13/16 × W: 2 11/16 × D: 5/16 in. (7.2 × 6.8 × 0.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
71.563