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Neoclassical Brooch
1840-1849
A woman resembling the 1st century BC Roman Empress Antonia Minor is seated on a "klismos," (a chair with splayed legs).
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.
Arthur Guy Kaplan, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 2008-2009 | Pompeii and The Roman Villa. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm) approx.
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1987
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.
41.270