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Locket with the Deaths of Pyramus and Thisbe
ca. 1550 (Renaissance)
agate, gold, enamel
(Renaissance Europe )
(Renaissance Europe )
According to the Roman writer Ovid (43 BC-AD 17), these young lovers each committed suicide thinking that the other had died.
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.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/21/1964 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 1/25/1988 | Treatment | cleaned; other; examined for condition |
| 5/9/1991 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Open, H: 1 1/2 × W: 1 3/4 × D: 1/2 in. (3.8 × 4.5 × 1.2 cm); Closed, H: 1 1/2 × W: 1 × D: 1 in. (3.8 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
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.
44.474