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Falcon
The slender falcon (shaped like a dove) of lapis lazuli with simplified details of the wing feathers indicated by light incisions.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Collection of Lord Carmichael of Skirling [a few miles north of Biggar, Scotland]; Antiquities of the Collection of the Late Lord Carmichael of Skirling Sale, Sotheby and Company, London, June 9, 1926, p. 24, lot 244 (77); Joseph Brummer, New York, 1926, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. P3267]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9/16 x W: 1/16 x D: 1/2 in. (1.49 x 0.23 x 1.27 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.192