FRAGMENT OF A RELIEF: FIGURE MOUNTING A CHARIOT
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Gnathian alabastron

Fragment of a vessel rim: stepping zebu

Classification
plastic vase; bowl
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
12 × 11 cm
Period
Late Roman Imperial Period–Late Antique Period (4th–5th century)
Material
marble analysis; Afyon marble
Iconography
quadrupede; ribbon; border of pearls
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)
Inventory
4825
ID
Hyp-3892
References
Hekler 1929, 147, no. 143

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the bowl was made of Afyon marble. Click here for the detailed results.
 

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.