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Source Description
This necklace is a pastiche. The carnelian beads are ancient and strung on modern gold links. The lion-head finials comprising the hook and eye clasp are reused from Greek earrings. The child's head boldly carved in a carnelian stone is set in a gold setting, which may or may not be ancient.
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Document identity
localId
23176
label
Necklace with Child's-Head Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
23176
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Necklace with Child's-Head Pendant
description
This necklace is a pastiche. The carnelian beads are ancient and strung on modern gold links. The lion-head finials comprising the hook and eye clasp are reused from Greek earrings. The child's head boldly carved in a carnelian stone is set in a gold setting, which may or may not be ancient.
provenance
Hugo Weissmann, Boston; Walters Art Museum, 1957, by purchase.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Imperial Roman (?))
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.8
height
0.9
depth
53.4
dimensionsRaw
3 7/8 x 3/8 x 21 in. (9.8 x 0.93 x 53.4 cm) (w. x d. x l.);as photographed 3 7/8 x 10 1/2 in. (9.8 x 26.7 cm) (w. x l.);medallion 1 5/16 in. (3.31 cm) (diam.);medallion and bead 2 5/16 in. (5.87 cm) (w.)
Source extras
med
gold, carnelian
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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15f79cf27fb6237a
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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4cec4de07f917d0b
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no
hasDescription
no