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Plaque
Italic
Archaic Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze, amber, carnelian
Dimensions
Height x width: 5 x 3.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss C. Wissmann
Accession Number02.317
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 348.
DescriptionThis rectangular plaque is set with four small pieces of amber and two of engraved carnelian. One of the latter has two leaves on it; the other shows an inscription. The plaque has two short legs on one side, in the form of dolphins, a pin below the right one. On the back are four rings, perhaps for pushing a pin through. Corroded.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); 1901: inherited by Miss Charlotte Wissmann; gift of Miss Charlotte Wissmann to MFA, May 1, 1902