File:French - Box Front with Scenes of Alexander and Pyramus - Walters 71196.jpg
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Box Front with Scenes of Alexander and Pyramus
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Anonymous (France) |
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| Title |
Box Front with Scenes of Alexander and Pyramus |
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| Description |
English: The first two scenes, from the left, show Aristotle teaching Alexander and Aristotle ridden by Phyllis, observed by Alexander. The next two scenes show Thisbe and the lion and the death of Pyramus and Thisbe. There is a roughened area for the lock in the upper center.
The upper border is recessed for the lid and has been cut down on each side. A piece of raised border is missing at each end. There is a longitudinal break, and pieces of ivory are mssing along the break and at the right end. Although the first two scenes depict two of the same subjects fround on the Paris box (Walters 71.264), the work here is somewhat coarser and must either have come from another shop or been done by a lesser hand. The change of the second two scenes from the Fountain of Youth to Pyramus and Thisbe suggests that there was a variety of subjects available to the carvers. |
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| Date | between 1330 and 1350 (Middle Ages) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | ivory | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 9.4 cm (3.7 in); width: 20.2 cm (7.9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
71.196 |
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| Place of creation | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters, 1923 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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