One of a Pair of Bracelets with Figures, Plants and Fish
This bracelet and its pair, Walters 71.1128, are carved in low relief around the outer circumferences. This bracelet shows fish between small panels of crosses, stars, and incised patterns; its pair shows crosses and human figures separeated by stylized plants. Both pieces are cracked.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Estate of Dikran Kelekian, New York, 1951; Walters Art Museum, 1951, by purchase.
Exhibitions
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm) (diam.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1951
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.
71.1129