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Pair of Basket-Shaped Hair Ornaments
ca. 2000 BCE (Isin-Larsa)
This pair of basket-shaped hair ornaments has fluted edges and repoussé knobs.
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.
Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 11, 1980, lot 104 [name of owner false]; Walters Art Museum, 1980, by purchase.
Measurements
3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1980
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.91 (57.2066, 57.2067)