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Intaglio with a Muse Holding a Mask Set in a Swivel Ring
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
red stone with convex surface; mount: gold
This intaglio depicts a Muse leaning back on a column while looking at a mask she holds in her right hand.
Provenance
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Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.463