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Crown with Goddesses and Floral Elements
10th-9th century BCE
This gold relief stamped and hammered crown depicts fertility goddesses in addition to sacred trees, lotus blossoms and rosettes.
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.
Found near Latakiyeh [according to dealer Fahim Kouchakji]; Baurat Adolf Schiller; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague, 1929; 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
H: 4 5/8 x Diam: 6 1/2 in. (11.7 x 16.5 cm)
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.
57.969