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Intaglio with the Dioskouroi
(Roman Empire )
This intaglio depicts the Dioskouroi, Castor and Pollux, on horseback and facing each other on a ground line. Both figures are helmeted and holding a spear. Two stars appear above.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1942
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.
42.979