Creative Commons License
Torque
(Jewelry)
A bronze torque for the neck, engraved with La Tène designs near the opening. The bronze thickens towards the opening, and the flattened terminals expand abruptly and are engraved with striations. The torque was broken in half during ancient times.
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.
Collection of Hugo Olse [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Carol L. Brewster, Owings Mills, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, December 1973, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 1984-1987 | 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. |
| 1987 | Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/19/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
La Tène
(Place of Origin)
Scheldt River (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
Diam: 4 15/16 in. (12.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Carol L. Brewster, 1973
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.
54.2502