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Drum Part of a Column (?)
15th century
marble
(China )
(China )
This drum from a column is carved in salient relief with a five-clawed dragon in cloud-scrolls. The top is rounded off with cloud-scrolls in low relief. The piece is irregularly broken at the bottom.
Provenance
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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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/1/1989 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
China (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 21 × W: 13 in. (53.3 × 33 cm); Diam: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters (?)
Location in Museum
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.
25.31
