Description
These heads of Bacchus, the Roman wine god, and two female followers, known as bacchantes, are carved from highly prized red coral.
Coral Bracelet
Exhibitions
- Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
- Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987.
- Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987.
Provenance
Mrs. Bernard Trupp [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by gift.
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Bernard Trupp, 1959
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Creators
- English (?) (Artist)
- Umbrian (?) (Artist)
Period
1860-1869Accession Number
57.1887Measurements
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)Geographies
- Italy (Place of Origin)
- United Kingdom, England (Place of Origin)