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Jewelry
The array of exquisite jewelry at the Walters Art Museum represents an enormous range of periods, regions, artistic and stylistic developments and materials. The collection includes many pieces purchased by Henry Walters, as well as extensive donations by museum supporters including Henry Walters’ niece Laura Delano and New York gemologist Benjamin Zucker.
Signature objects include a magnificent pair of gold bracelets encrusted with precious stones and multicolored enamel inlay discovered in a tomb in Olbia, in present-day Ukrane, and dating to the 1st century B.C.; a pair of eagle fibulae from 6th-century Visigothic Spain; and an iris corsage ornament by Tiffany & Co. decorated with 139 sapphires and other gems that was a grand prize winner at the 1900 Paris Exposition universelle.
| "Aegis" with the head of Sakhmet | Title |
| ca. 900-750 BC (Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 57.540 | Accession |
| aegis, gold, creature, artwork | Tags |
| "Baule" Earring | Title |
| 6th-5th century BC | Period |
| 57.412 | Accession |
| "Baule" Shaped Earring with Human and Bull Heads | Title |
| 6th-5th century BC | Period |
| 57.411 | Accession |
| jewelry, etruscan, gold, bull, ring, silver, yourawsome | Tags |
| "La Source" Pendant and Necklace | Title |
| ca. 1902 | Period |
| 57.941 | Accession |
| french, jewelry, nouveau, woman, flowers, grace, amber, games, buddha | Tags |
| "Memento Mori" Ring | Title |
| ca. 1600 (Baroque) | Period |
| 44.478 | Accession |
| "Papal" Ring | Title |
| 1408-1431 | Period |
| 54.434 | Accession |
| "Shrine" Type Ring, Perhaps Referring to the Holy Sepulchre | Title |
| 6th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 54.2852 | Accession |
| Amphibian Pendant | Title |
| ca. 800-1500 (Pre-Colombian) | Period |
| 57.301 | Accession |
| ancient, americas, gold, panama | Tags |
| Amulet | Title |
| 1200-736 BC (New Kingdom-early Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 42.195 | Accession |
| Amulet of Horus the Child | Title |
| 1550-1069 BC (New Kingdom (?)) | Period |
| 48.1596 | Accession |
| Amulet with the Evil Eye and the Holy Rider | Title |
| 5th-6th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 54.2628 | Accession |
| Amulet with the Names of Amenophis III (1388-1351/1350 BC) and Queen Tiye | Title |
| 1388-1351 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.67 | Accession |
| Amulet- Pendant, Nephthys | Title |
| 1550-730 BC (New Kingdom-Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 57.1478 | Accession |
| Amulet-Pendant, of Nephthys | Title |
| 6th-4th century BC | Period |
| 48.1702 | Accession |
| Amulet-pendant, Squatting Figure of Falcon Headed God. | Title |
| 1550-1069 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.348 | Accession |
| Amulete-Pendantm of Nephthys | Title |
| 6th-4th century BC | Period |
| 48.1705 | Accession |
| Amuletic Brooch | Title |
| 13th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.1987 | Accession |
| Amuletic Brooch | Title |
| 13th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.1988 | Accession |
| Amun | Title |
| 1070-664 BC (Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 57.1422 | Accession |
| Amun | Title |
| 1070-664 BC (Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 57.1978 | Accession |
| Amun-Re | Title |
| 1070-730 BC (Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 57.1417 | Accession |
| Anti-Slavery Medallion | Title |
| 1787 | Period |
| 48.2597 | Accession |
| abolitionist, jasperware, gold, anti-slave, black, chains, slavery, african-american, wedgwood | Tags |
| Apis Bull | Title |
| 664-332 BC (Late Period) | Period |
| 48.1649 | Accession |
| creature, amulets | Tags |
| Apis Bull | Title |
| 4th-3rd century BC (early Ptolemaic) | Period |
| 57.1477 | Accession |
| Archaeological-Style Necklace with Emperor and Deities | Title |
| late 19th-early 20th century | Period |
| 57.1535 | Accession |
| castellani, ancient, jewelry, gold, cabochon | Tags |
| Archaeological-Style Necklace with Intaglios | Title |
| late 19th-early 20th century | Period |
| 57.1534 | Accession |
| castellani, gold, ancient, cabochon | Tags |
| Archaeological-Style Necklace with Intaglios | Title |
| late 19th-early 20th century | Period |
| 57.1533 | Accession |
| castellani, gold, cabochon | Tags |
| Archer's Thumb Ring | Title |
| 17th century (Early Modern) | Period |
| 42.1471 | Accession |
| Arm Ring | Title |
| 9th-11th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.466 | Accession |
| viking | Tags |
| Arm Ring | Title |
| 9th-11th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.467 | Accession |
| viking | Tags |
| Ba Bird | Title |
| 3rd century BC (early Ptolemaic) | Period |
| 57.1472 | Accession |
| amulet, egyptian, falcon, gold, winged, usa | Tags |
| Badge of the Order of Santiago de Compostela | Title |
| 1670-79 (Baroque) | Period |
| 44.592 | Accession |
| Bangle Bracelet | Title |
| 1860-1869 | Period |
| 57.2142 | Accession |
| pipe, enamel, gold, diamonds, pelican, bird, christian, lousiana, confederate | Tags |
| Bangle Bracelet | Title |
| ca. 1850 | Period |
| 57.2143 | Accession |
| antiquity, banquet, jewelry, enamel, gold | Tags |
| Basket Earring | Title |
| late 6th-7th century (Early Medieval) | Period |
| 57.476 | Accession |
| Basket Earring | Title |
| late 6th-7th century (Early Medieval) | Period |
| 57.475 | Accession |
| Basket Earring | Title |
| 7th century (Early Medieval) | Period |
| 57.1662 | Accession |
| Bead from a Necklace | Title |
| 12th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.1874 | Accession |
| Bead from a Necklace | Title |
| 12th century (Medieval) | Period |
| 57.1873 | Accession |
| Beads of Various Sizes | Title |
| 5th-4th century BC (?) (Late Period) | Period |
| 42.358 | Accession |
| old | Tags |
| Belt Buckle | Title |
| late 6th century-7th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 54.2332 | Accession |
| Belt Buckle | Title |
| late 6th-7th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 57.545 | Accession |
| Belt Buckle | Title |
| 7th century (Early Medieval) | Period |
| 54.2343 | Accession |
| belt, buckle, creature | Tags |
| Belt Buckle | Title |
| 5th century (Early Medieval) | Period |
| 57.661, 57.664 | Accession |
| Belt Buckle with Griffin | Title |
| 1st century BC (Greco-Roman) | Period |
| 57.373 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Belt Buckle with Samson Fighting the Lion | Title |
| 6th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 54.2331 | Accession |
| Belt Buckle with a Lion and Scrolls | Title |
| 6th century (Late Antique) | Period |
| 54.2330 | Accession |
| Belt Fitting | Title |
| 1139-1161 AH/AD 1727-1748 | Period |
| 57.2326 | Accession |
| Belt Fitting | Title |
| 1139-1161 AH/AD 1727-1748 | Period |
| 57.2327 | Accession |
| Belt Fitting | Title |
| 1189 AH/AD 1775 | Period |
| 57.2328 | Accession |