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| Keywords: Coptic - Plaque with Satyr - Walters 71620.jpg A lively satyr half-goat half-man carries a large bundle on this fragment of a plaque The figure is carved in low relief with colored wax used to highlight the patterns Bone plaques were used to decorate wooden boxes and chests like the one seen in this case and were owned by pagans and Christians alike century 3 4 Late Antique bone and colored wax cm 3 9 4 9 accession number 71 620 19235 Dikran Kelekian New York Constantinople and Paris Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Coptic art in the Walters Art Museum Mythology in Coptic art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review | ||||
