Large Paten
(Byzantium and Early Russia)
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Excavated in Syria, 1908-1910]; Tawfic Abucasem, Hama and Port Said, ca. 1913, by purchase; Joseph Brummer, Paris, ca. 1928, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
2001 | Antioch: The Lost Ancient City. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland; Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
1986 | Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1984-1985 | Illuminated Manuscripts: Masterpieces in Miniature. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
6/9/1959 | Examination | other |
2/19/1988 | Examination | technical study |
Measurements
H: 1 1/4 x Diam: 14 15/16 in. (3.2 x 37.9 cm) (h. x d.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
57.637