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Charming curly-haired youths, possibly personifying the months and the seasons, decorate these plaques that were once attached to a larger object, perhaps a casket.
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Title: Tinned-Copper Plaque with a Personification
Date: 350–400
Geography: Made in probably Rome, Italy
Culture: Byzantine
Medium: Tinned copper
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 5/16 x 3/16 in. (5.7 x 5.8 x 0.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper
Credit Line: Purchase, Alastair B. Martin and William K. Simpson Gifts, Gift and Bequest of George Blumenthal, by exchange, Rogers Fund, and funds from various donors, 1989
Accession Number: 1989.298.1
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