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Cameo with a Bearded Satyr
(Renaissance Europe )
The type of subject, high relief carving, and highly worked mount suggest that this fine cameo was probably acquired as an "antique." Similar pieces are on display at the Walters Art Museum in the Collector's Study and the Chamber of Wonders.
Provenance
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The collection of Sir Francis Cook; Cook Collection Sale, London, Christies, 15 July 1925, lot no. 161; purchased by the heirs to the Collection of Vicomte Louis de Sartiges, Paris, 1925; purchased by Dr. Jacob Hirsch, New York, 1938; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman, 1943; given to Walters Art Museum, 1943.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/8 x W: 1 15/16 in. (7.3 x 5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Gutman, 1943
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.
42.1403