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Dress Ornaments
These ornaments, in the shape of fantastic animals, are made of stamped sheet gold and have small holes, apparently for attachment to clothing. Similar ornaments have been found in Hungary and Scandinavia and are characteristic of the Germanic animal style of the 6th and 7th centuries.
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.
Marc Rosenberg, by purchase [in Rome]; Mrs. Edgar S. Apolant, by gift; Dr. Edgar S. Apolant, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, May 12, 1949, no. 251; Walters Art Museum, June 1, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15/16 x W: 1 11/16 x D: 1/16 in. (2.4 x 4.3 x 0.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art
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.
57.1822