Dumbarton Oaks - "Capricorn" Relief

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"Capricorn" Relief

Date Unknown
18.5 cm x 29.5 cm (7 5/16 in. x 11 5/8 in.)
porphyry and colored marbles (green)
BZ.1953.4

Not on view

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Obverse

Three-quarter view

Description

Oval green marble slab, with red porphyry figure of "Capricorn" in low relief, and seven stars carved into the marble above the figure.

Acquisition History

Prince Antonin Juritzky, Paris.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss, March 1953.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Byzantine Collection, Washington, D.C.

Object Last Modified: 11/16/2023