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Source Description
The Greeks had long been fascinated by the peoples of Africa and represented them in every medium.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
77423
label
Pair of Earrings with the Head of an African
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.82 (57.1562, 57.1563)
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
77423
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.82 (57.1562, 57.1563)
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pair of Earrings with the Head of an African
description
The Greeks had long been fascinated by the peoples of Africa and represented them in every medium.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BC (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.82 (57.1562, 57.1563)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
earrings (jewelry)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Late Antique
med
gold, garnets
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
fb5e40312c60ab79