Cosmetic Jar with Cover

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This jar is decorated with filigree.

Exhibitions

Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Collection of F. L. van Gans, Frankfurt (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1921, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1921

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Creators

Pontic (Artist)
Greek (Artist)

Period

1st century BC (Hellenistic)

Medium

gold, enamel, stones
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.380

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.)

Geographies

Turkey (Pontos) (Place of Origin)
Ukraine, Parutino (Olbia) (Place of Discovery)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury