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Relief-plaque for Vase
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
terracotta
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This relief was made for attachment to a vase. It depicts a lion's head at the center, flanked by two pairs of horses with legs raised over vases.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/7/1975 | Treatment | repaired |
Geographies
Italy, Praeneste (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
48.339
