Pendant from Necklace
5th-4th century BCE (Achaemenid)
This element from a necklace is solid cast of gold in the shape of a boar's head. The ears are attached to a hollow tube of sheet gold which held the bead rigid.
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.
Collection of Arthur U. Pope [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; George Hewitt Myers [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Textile Museum, Washington D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by purchase.
Exhibitions
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
4/27/1978 | Treatment | mounted |
Geographies
Iran (Persia) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/8 in. (0.95 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1977
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.
57.2041