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Source Description
The pendant with a seated figure lifting his hands to his mouth is one of the earliest and finest of such ornaments, which have been found in graves at the waists of skeletons, indicating that they were worn suspended from a belt.
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Document identity
localId
26231
label
Ornament with Seated Figure
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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7
Source metadata
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26231
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ornament with Seated Figure
description
The pendant with a seated figure lifting his hands to his mouth is one of the earliest and finest of such ornaments, which have been found in graves at the waists of skeletons, indicating that they were worn suspended from a belt.
provenance
Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1968, by purchase.
date
ca. 700 BCE (Late Geometric)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
stoppers
ornaments
pendants
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7
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7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.8
height
1.5
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
5 1/16 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (12.8 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm)mount 11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 5/16 in. (1.8 x 3.9 x 3.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek
med
bronze
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6256
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GRC
JWL
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3054
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