Diadem

3rd-2nd century BC (Hellenistic)

6.1 cm 45.1 cm 0.7 cm

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High-ranking or wealthy Greek women often wore elaborate diadems and hairnets of gold and gemstones as part of their jewelry. The centerpiece of this intricate openwork diadem is adorned with a large Hercules knot, inspired by the one the hero used to tie the paws of the lion...

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Collection of Canessa Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 11-14, 1903, lot 259; E. Guilhou [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collection of E. Guilhou Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, March 16-18, 1905, lot 82; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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