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Inlay of a Head of a Crocodile
Dark cobalt blue glass inlay crocodile head. The head is in profile and faces toward the left. The head and features are only cursorily modeled and not particularly realistic. The six visible teeth are inlaid with opaque white glass and fit exactly into the hollowed sockets. The ear is modeled and lies flat along the top of the head. A round bead has been inserted into the eye socket, but it does not fill the socket.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1931
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.
47.123