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Plaque with Allegorical Relief
Carved from the widest part of a hippopotamus tooth, this panel was originally attached to a box or a piece of furniture. The figures have not been identified fully but may represent a river goddess in the center with, to the left, a male personification of a spring pouring water from his inverted vase. To the right, Helios, the sun god, drives his horse-drawn chariot and salutes another female deity.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Jack Pierpont Morgan, New York, by purchase; Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, March 22, 1944, no. 76; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1944, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1944, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 1/16 x 9 1/16 in. (10.3 x 23 x 0.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1944
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.
71.1113