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Gold Jewelry Ornament
This ornament may have formed part of an earring or necklace. The polyhedral shape was a favorite among the Ostrogoths.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Found in Ravenna (?)]; Adolph Loewi, Venice [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, May 12, 1949, no. 246; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Ukraine
(Place of Origin)
Italy (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
7/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in. (2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1949
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art
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.
57.1820