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Necklace with Head of Helios or Medusa
This necklace is composed of coarse chain link and a repoussé disc.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Faiyum]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/20/1979 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt
(Place of Origin)
Egypt, Faiyum (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
as photographed: 15 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (38.4 x 5 x 0.87 x 18.6 cm) (h. x w. x d. x l.);
width at clasp: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
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.
57.516