relief; votive plaque

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Object Type: relief; votive plaque
Museum number: 1867,0508.673
Description: Terracotta relief plaque ('Melian relief') with Scylla, who has the body of a fish, with two coils, and two dogs projecting in front.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 450BC (circa)
Production place: Made in: Cyclades (?)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Aegina
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres
Curator's comments: F. Stilp, Die Jacobsthal Reliefs. Konturierte Tonreliefs aus dem Griechenland der Frühklassik. RdA Supplement 29 (Rome: Giorgio Bretschneider, 2006), 206 no. 75. Stilp classifies the relief among his 'second block'.
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G15/dc9)
Subjects: mythical figure/creature; dog
Associated names
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1867
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1867,0508.673
Conservation

Free entry