Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Box
6th-7th century
silver
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Found near Ma'aret en-Noman, Syria, prior to 1945; [box] Joseph Brummer, New York, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase; [cover] Henri Seyrig, Beirut, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1986 | Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H with lid: 3 1/8 x 2 5/16 in. (8 x 5.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949 (box), 1952 (lid)
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.
57.1835