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Cosmetic Jar with Cover
1st century BC (Hellenistic)
gold, enamel, stones
(Ancient Greece )
(Ancient Greece )
This jar is decorated with filigree.
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.
[From a tomb near Olbia, Parutino, Ukraine (?), 1913, jar only]; F. L. van Gans, Frankfurt (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; P. Mavrogordato, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague [catalogue 1921, part II, lot 92 J]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Turkey (Pontos)
(Place of Origin)
Ukraine, Parutino (Olbia) (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
1 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 6 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (4.5 x 5.5 x 16.5 x 3.9 cm) (h. x w. x l. x diam.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1926
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.
57.380