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Intaglio with the Head of an African
5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)
black jasper
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This intaglio shows the head of an African in profile to the right.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Charles Newton-Robinson, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, p. 8, lot. 17 [as from Cyprus]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/15/1960 | Examination | other |
| 8/2/2011 | Examination | Examined |
Geographies
Cyprus (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 3/8 in. (1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
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.
42.160