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Europa on the Bull

Roman (Artist)
3rd-4th century
ivory
(Roman Empire )

Zeus in the form of a bull carries off Europa who rides on his back, left hand on his head, legs turned towards the rear. Her cloak, held over her head, flies in the breeze.

The upper corners of the plaque and the ledge beneath Europa's feet are broken away. The plaque probably decorated a box, and was secured by pins through two holes flanking Europa's waist and by a grooved frame into which the projecting edges of the background of the relief fit. Typologically this plaque is related to Walters 71.596.

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.

Émile Molinier Collection, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911,by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
6/17/1966 Treatment repaired
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Roman Empire (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 2 5/16 x W: 2 in. (5.9 x 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

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.

71.593

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