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Gold Jewelry Ornament

Ostrogothic (Artist)
late 5th-early 6th century (Early Medieval)
gold, glass
(Medieval Europe , Jewelry)

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. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

[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.

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1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1947 Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore.
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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.

57.1820

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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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