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Source Description
Heliotrope, also called bloodstone, is a variety of green jasper or chalcedony with inclusions of hematite.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17047
label
Pendant with Intaglio Seal of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Vulcan
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
17047
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant with Intaglio Seal of Mercury, Mars, Venus, and Vulcan
description
Heliotrope, also called bloodstone, is a variety of green jasper or chalcedony with inclusions of hematite.
provenance
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.
date
ca. 1525-1575 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
pendants
seals
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.3
height
2.7
dimensionsRaw
7/8 x 1 1/16 in. (2.3 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
med
heliotrope; silver mount
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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27edd1d2b5055666