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Pair of Snake Bracelets
1st century CE (Imperial Roman)
These bracelets are flattened and incised.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Giovanni Datari, Cairo, until 1912; Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 17-19, 1912, lot 573; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
57.536: 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (1.75 x 4.8 x 4.57 cm);
57.537: 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (1.4 x 5 cm) (h. x diam.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
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.
VO.65 (57.536, 57.537)