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Creative Commons License
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Frieze with Oryx Heads
(South Arabia)
This fragment originally formed part of the left side of a stela: it depicts three oryx antelope heads with vegetal bundles between their horns. The antelope symbolizes the sacred hunt in the service of the patron god, whereas the vegetal elements symbolize the ritual event that followed the hunt.
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.
Sotheby's, London, between 1963 and 1971; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, between 1963 and 1971, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/13/2008 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Arabian Peninsula (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 22 5/16 x W: 5 1/16 x D: 4 1/2 in. (56.6 x 12.8 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Giraud and Carolyn Foster, 2007
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.
21.65