Bust of an Empress
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
Steelyard weights shaped like the bust of an empress were common in the early Byzantine period.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Piero Tozzi, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1945, by purchase.
Exhibitions
2002-2005 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
2001-2002 | Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. |
1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Mediterranean (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/8 x W: 2 3/8 x D: 1 3/4 in. (11.8 x 6.1 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1945
Location in Museum
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.
54.2294