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Source Description
According to Greek mythology, a harpy was a monster with a woman's upper body and a bird's lower body. This pendant was formerly identified as 16th-century Italian, but scientific tests of the enamel confirm that it dates to the 19th century.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
38186
label
Harpy Pendant
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
38186
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Harpy Pendant
description
According to Greek mythology, a harpy was a monster with a woman's upper body and a bird's lower body. This pendant was formerly identified as 16th-century Italian, but scientific tests of the enamel confirm that it dates to the 19th century.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
pendants
jewelry
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel, pearl, diamond, ruby, emerald
creator_ids
6200
collection_ids
REN
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1994
2054
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7168338af7a8f555