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Relief-plaque of Ganymede Carried by the Eagle
332-30 BC (Hellenistic)
terracotta
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This relief is meant for attachment to a vase.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1953-1954 | Flight, Fantasy, Faith, Fact. Dayton Art Institute, Dayton. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9/1952 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 5/9/1975 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Italy, Praeneste (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 6 15/16 in. (17.7 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.
48.345
