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Necklace with Head of Helios or Medusa

Roman (Jeweler)
2nd century CE
gold
(Roman Empire , Ancient Egypt and Nubia , Jewelry)

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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

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
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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

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.516

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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