Cylindrical Bead
This bead is made of sheet gold, rolled and soldered together, and decorated with filigree volutes with granules in the spirals. Smooth wire edges the cylinder.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called "Jugoslavian Treasure"]; 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 |
---|---|---|
12/7/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Italy (Etruria) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/16 x W: 5/16 in. (0.48 x 0.79 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
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.
57.494