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Pendant with Intaglio Seal of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Vulcan

Italian (Artist)
ca. 1525-1575 (Renaissance)
heliotrope; silver mount
(Renaissance Europe )

Heliotrope, also called bloodstone, is a variety of green jasper or chalcedony with inclusions of hematite.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Raspe-Tassie, London, 1791; Lord Carmichael Sale, 1926, cat. no. 353, p. 39; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1927; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Exhibitions

1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
8/22/1979 Examination examined for condition
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Geographies

Italy (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 1 × W: 1 3/16 × D: 13/16 in. (2.5 × 3 × 2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927

Location in Museum

Charles Street: Second Floor: Collector's Study

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

42.163

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