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Fulcrum (Couch Attachment) Finial in the Form of a Wolf's Head
The animal's large head would have been placed as the top element on a furniture fulcrum, likely decorating a couch for banqueting or sleeping. The head is hollow.
Provenance
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Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Greece]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Greece (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 3 7/16 x 7 3/8 in. (8.7 x 18.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.701