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Panel with Cupids
(Roman Empire )
Carved in high relief on the front are four cupids carrying fruit and baskets. The figures may well represent the four seasons.
The upper left and right edges are broken off but with no loss of the relief, except the wings of the rightmost figure. The upper border is recessed as if to receive the flange of a lid and has a center hole, possibly part of the clasp. A horizontal slit on the lower back probably held the floor of the box; the rest of the back surface is smooth.
Provenance
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Castellani Sale (?) [A sticker on the back states "Castellani Sale," but no such box figures in either of the two 1884 Castellani sales]. Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Rome]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/18/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; examined for exhibition |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 11/16 x W: 4 3/16 in. (4.3 x 10.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
71.499