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Intaglio Fragment with a Goddess Set in a Ring
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
This intaglio fragment depicts a goddess, possibly Venus Victrix or Thetis, holding out a helmet in her right hand. A small trident appears over her shoulder.
Provenance
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.
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.
Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson Sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, p. 10, lot 28; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/15/1960 | Examination | other |
| 4/1/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
Overall: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
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.
42.115