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Pair of Candle Shades with Dionysus and Ariadne and Leda and the Swan
This pair of "ajouré," or openwork-carved screens demonstrate the extraordinary technical skills of the ivory cutter. Represented on the pair are two scenes from classical mythology, Dionysus and Ariadne on the island of Naxos, and Leda and the Swan.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Philippe Sichel, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1898, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Dieppe (Place of Origin)
Measurements
71.343: 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm);
71.344: 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1898
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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
VO.94 (71.343, 71.344)