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Greek pendants of the 9th to 7th century BCE combined a bold, sculptural quality with a lighter, more decorative style. This pendant is said to have been excavated from a grave that dates to the 8th or 7th century BCE.

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Document identity
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34596
label
Openwork Spherical Pendant
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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34596
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object
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normalized
title
Openwork Spherical Pendant
description
Greek pendants of the 9th to 7th century BCE combined a bold, sculptural quality with a lighter, more decorative style. This pendant is said to have been excavated from a grave that dates to the 8th or 7th century BCE.
provenance
Salonika, Greece; Mr. Richard Hubbard Howland, Washington, D.C., 1935, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, by gift.
date
8th-7th century BCE (Geometric-Orientalizing)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
pendants
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2
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2
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import
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cm
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9
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3.5
dimensionsRaw
3 9/16 x 1 3/8 in. (9 x 3.5 cm)
Source extras
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Greek
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bronze
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6256
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GRC
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none
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1
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photo
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9798d21478e07324
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2
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photo
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42bc057e4d760fe0
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