Roman Bone Plaque with Nude Venus   bmac this finely woven piece exemplifies

this finely woven piece exemplifies the Chancay weavers’ unparalleled skill in delicate gauze work

represents the Kosometsuke (古染付) tradition

chisels—the people also skillfully utilized organic materials such as antler

after which their role shifted increasingly toward adornment and expressions of prestige

Beautiful encrusted patina of greens

Roman Bone Plaque with Nude Venus   bmac this finely woven piece exemplifiesLate Roman Empire, c. 100300 AD, Egypt An exceptional and rare fragmentary rectangular plaque carved from eliphus (deer or stag bone), depicting a finely rendered nude female figure, possibly Aphrodite Anadyomene or Venus, executed in high relief. Dating to the Roman period, c. 100300 AD, Egypt, the plaque reflects the enduring influence of classical Hellenistic artistic traditions within the cosmopolitan artistic environment of Roman Egypt. The