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Dionysos
The panel is in very high relief and shows the nude figure of Dionysos, his right hand above his head, standing amid grapevines, a young boy at his side. The figure is finely modeled, but the relief has suffered from burial and is in desiccated condition.
Provenance
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Alexandre Polovtsoff (Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Polovtsov), Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/1/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 x W: 2 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
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.
71.47