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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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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