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Pitcher with sacrificial scene and worship of Cupid
late 18th century (Neoclassical)
black basalt
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The black basalt pitcher with grape leaves and vines around the top is decorated with scenes of women sacrificing to the worship of Cupid.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Miss Elisabeth Gilman, before March 1948 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1948, by gift.
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Etruria, Staffordshire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Gilman
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.
48.2009