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Disc with a Head in Relief
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
silver with gilding
This high-relief repousse head was originally identified as a depiction of Antiochus VII of Syria. On the disc, a beardless face is shown almost frontally, wearing a Phrygian cap and a torque. The disc resembles decorative phalerae or emblems.
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.
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.
C. & E. Canessa, Rome and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1906
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1018