Biconical Bead
This large biconical gold bead (along with Walters 57.452) was worked first in repousssé and then chased, using a hammer, chisel, and punches on the sheet metal to create an etched or engraved effect. The beads were probably strung with similar ones of slightly varying sizes t...
Artifact
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id
22855
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called ""Jugoslavian Treasure""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.453_Fnt_BW_C79.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.453_Fnt_BW_C79.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_57.453_Fnt_BW_C79.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.453 |
Terms
Medium
gold