Votive Plaque of Apollonides for the Great Gods

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Votive Plaque of Apollonides for the Great Gods

Place of OriginPossibly Egypt

Date2nd to 4th century CE

Dimensions5 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 1/8 in. (14.9 × 12.4 × 0.3 cm)

MediumCast and chased silver

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel A. Peck, by exchange

Object number

2009.16

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DescriptionA rectangular silver votive plaque featuring a dedication by a certain Apollonides, son of Philoxenos. The upper portion depicts a seated figure, enthroned within an architectural frame supported by Corinthian columns. Small attendants flank the figure, one raising a circular object. A small animal, possibly a panther or dog, sits before the throne.

Published ReferencesBonhams, Antiquities, Sale No. 16777, New Bond Street, London, 29 April 2009, p. 193, lot 362.

Peck, William H., Sandra E. Knudsen, and Paula Reich, Egypt in Toledo: The Ancient Egyptian Collection at the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, 2011, p. 101, repr. (col.) 101.

Comparative ReferencesCf. Vermeule, Cornelius C., The Goddess Roma in the Art of the Roman Empire, 2nd ed., Cambridge, Mass., sold by Spink, London, 1974.

Cf. Stern, Henri, Le Calendrier de 354 : Étude sur son texte et ses illustrations, Bibliothèque archéologique et historique, vol. 55, Paris, Geuthner, 1953.