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Decorated Headpiece and Decorated Initial A
10th century
ink and pigments on high quality parchment, light, smooth, and remarkably thin
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
(Manuscripts and Rare Books)
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.
Leon Gruel, Paris, late 19th - early 20th century [date and mode oac acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, MD, before 1931 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Byzantine Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Folio H: 8 9/16 × W: 6 1/8 in. (21.8 × 15.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
W.523.99R
