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Necklace with Large Open-Work Disk and Snakes' Head Closure
3rd century CE (Imperial)
This necklace is decorated with pseudo-filigree open work and beaten gold.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
as photographed: 25 3/16 x 4 1/16 x 11 1/2 in. (64 x 10.3 x 29.2 cm) (h. x w. x l.);
at clasp: 1 9/16 in. (3.94 cm) (w.);
at snake head: 5/16 in. (0.72 cm) (d.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
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.
57.515