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Medallion with a Sacrifice to Peace
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This medallion in dark blue jasperware shows two women performing a sacrifice to peace at a burning altar. One is standing and the other is kneeling with arms and hands poised in a graceful manner. Clasped hands appear in relief on the side of the altar, and the standing figure holds an olive branch - both are symbols of peace.
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Provenance
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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
H: 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elisabeth Gilman
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.
48.1974