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Source Description
Seven crumpled hemispheres are placed in front of a second zone of nine hemispheres, which in turn are mounted on a flattened ring, all made of gold. Granules appear between the hemispheres. In back, the opening of the ring is crossed vertically and horizontally by two struts of twisted wire. Above, partially concealing the ear wire, is a bead-edged box setting filled with a glass inlay. According to the 1905 sales catalogue of the Guilhou collection, these earrings were excavated by Gennaro Matrone at the site later known as Fondo Bottaro. A statuette in the Walters collection, 54.988, is said in the same sale to have been found in the same excavation as the earrings.
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Document identity
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10031
label
Pair of Earrings
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10031
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object
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normalized
title
Pair of Earrings
description
Seven crumpled hemispheres are placed in front of a second zone of nine hemispheres, which in turn are mounted on a flattened ring, all made of gold. Granules appear between the hemispheres. In back, the opening of the ring is crossed vertically and horizontally by two struts of twisted wire. Above, partially concealing the ear wire, is a bead-edged box setting filled with a glass inlay. According to the 1905 sales catalogue of the Guilhou collection, these earrings were excavated by Gennaro Matrone at the site later known as Fondo Bottaro. A statuette in the Walters collection, 54.988, is said in the same sale to have been found in the same excavation as the earrings.
provenance
E. Guilhou Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Collection de M. Guilhou: Objects Antiques, Hotel Drouot, 16-18 March 1905, lot 165, illust. [said to be from Boscoreale, Matrone excavations at Fondo Bottaro]; Collection of Fred Werther [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Fred Werther, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, April 1962, by purchase.
date
2nd half 1st century
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
earrings (jewelry)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
3.7
height
2.1
depth
1.3
dimensionsRaw
H of Earring A: 1 7/16 × W: 13/16 × D: 1/2 in. (3.7 × 2.1 × 1.3 cm); H of Earring B : 1 1/4 × 13/16 × 3/8 in. (3.1 × 2 × 0.9 cm)
Source extras
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Roman
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gold
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6191
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ROM
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2513
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