Necklace with Lion-Griffins

Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance [From Pontus (?)]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911

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Creators

Pontic (?) (Artist)
Greek (?) (Artist)

Period

3rd-2nd century BC (Hellenistic)

Medium

gold, garnet, glass
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.1540

Measurements

5/8 x 16 3/4 x 5/16 in. (1.6 x 42.5 x 0.9 cm)

Geographies

Greece (?) (Place of Origin)
Pontos (in present-day Turkey) (?) (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury