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Plaque with a Maenad

Plaque with a Maenad

PlaquesByzantine5th-7th century

Plaque with a Maenad

c. 400-640 CE

Description

Flat decorative bone plaque depicting a nude female figure, carved in low relief. The figure is likely a dancer, a common motif on late antique furnishings. Another option is that the figure is lying down; similar reclining or swimming figures are often identified as nereids or river goddesses depicted with "flying" drapery in an arc above them. If that were the case, the plaque would be oriented horizontally, rather than vertically. It likely decorated furnishings, like a box or furniture.

Classification

Plaques

Technique

Carved

Medium

Bone

Culture

Byzantine

Period

Byzantine period, Early

Century

5th-7th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

max. H. 11.9 × W. 3.1 × D. 0.4 cm (4 11/16 × 1 1/4 × 3/16 in.)

Provenance

[Charles Dikran Kelekian, New York (by 1982)], inherited by; his wife, Beatrice Kelekian, New York, (1982-1984), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

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