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Hoop Earring
A gold animal-head hoop earring with a tubular hoop terminating at one end in a lion's head, the other end tapering and broken off. The lion's head is worked in repoussé with details of face and mane lightly incised.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called "Jugoslavian Treasure"]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/30/1978 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Italy (Etruria) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 9/16 in. (1.43 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
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.
57.485