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Plaque with Seated Mars
3rd-4th century CE (Late Roman Imperial)
ivory?
This rectangular plaque shows Mars, nude except for a helmet, seated on a rock. He holds a round shiled in one hand and a spear or staff in the other.
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.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 3 1/16 x 2 5/16 in. (7.8 x 5.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
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.
71.5