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Cylindrical Bead

Etruscan (Artist)
7th-6th century BCE
gold
(Roman Empire , Jewelry)

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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

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
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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

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.494

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