COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
DMA_.1982.292.FA
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DMA_.1982.292.FA
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Sculpture
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Sculpture
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Greek; Cycladic
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Greek; Cycladic
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Greek; Cycladic
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Greek; Cycladic
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Idol, Folded-Arm Form
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Idol, Folded-Arm Form
Title
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
c. 2700-2100 B.C.
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c. 2700-2100 B.C.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-2700
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-2700
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-2100
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-2100
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Marble, Dokasthismata variety?
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Marble, Dokasthismata variety?
Materials and Techniques
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Dimensions:
Overall: 10 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 13/16 in. (27.79 x 9.86 x 2.06 cm.)
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Overall: 10 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 13/16 in. (27.79 x 9.86 x 2.06 cm.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
Dallas Museum of Art
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Dallas Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Dallas, Texas, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1982.292.FA
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1982.292.FA
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Collection of Fertility Figures
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Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, The Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Collection of Fertility Figures
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org"target="_new">http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The silver and copper ex-voto in the form of a leaf or feather is one of three similar pieces found together in Tunisia. The group once belonged to Norbert Schimmel, and one piece is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The thin hammered silver sheet accented by raised diagonal ribs is ornamented by an enthroned male figure wearing a himation and holding a scepter in his raised left hand. Possibly he is extending a "phiale" (offering cup) in his right hand. The beard and pose of the figure suggest a powerful deity like Jupiter (Greek Zeus), Serapis or Pluto (Greek Hades). The figure at his left seems to be a dog, which would indicate that the figure is Pluto, the brother of Jupiter and lord of the underworld, accompanied by his dog, Cerberus. The figure is worked in repoussé. These funerary plaques seem to have been nailed to votive offerings to commemorate a departed relative. There are four holes for attaching the piece, one at the top and three across the bottom."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 105
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The silver and copper ex-voto in the form of a leaf or feather is one of three similar pieces found together in Tunisia. The group once belonged to Norbert Schimmel, and one piece is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The thin hammered silver sheet accented by raised diagonal ribs is ornamented by an enthroned male figure wearing a himation and holding a scepter in his raised left hand. Possibly he is extending a "phiale" (offering cup) in his right hand. The beard and pose of the figure suggest a powerful deity like Jupiter (Greek Zeus), Serapis or Pluto (Greek Hades). The figure at his left seems to be a dog, which would indicate that the figure is Pluto, the brother of Jupiter and lord of the underworld, accompanied by his dog, Cerberus. The figure is worked in repoussé. These funerary plaques seem to have been nailed to votive offerings to commemorate a departed relative. There are four holes for attaching the piece, one at the top and three across the bottom."Gods, Men, and Heroes," page 105
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
DMA_.1982_292_FA.tif
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DMA_.1982_292_FA.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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