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Plaque with a Female Figure
This carving of a partially nude woman draped in a cloth was most likely used to decorate a piece of household furniture. The plaque, found at Alexandria (in Northern Egypt), was buried in the earth for many centuries, causing the mottled and flaking appearance of the bone.
Provenance
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[Found in Alexandria]; Dikran Kelekian, Constantinople, Paris, and New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2015 | Roman in the Provinces: Art on the Periphery of Empire. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven. |
Geographies
Egypt
(Place of Origin)
Egypt, Alexandria (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
7 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in. (18.6 x 6.2 x 2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
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.
71.34