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Source Description
Archaeological jewelry decorated with ancient and modern scarabs was popular in Europe during the second half of the 19th century. The Castellani workshop was famous for its copies of ancient jewelry, and this necklace has been attributed to Giacinto Melillo, one of Alessandro Castellani's apprentices and protégés (another similar necklace in the Walters Collection, 57.1530, bears his mark on the clasp). In 1865 Melillo took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
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Document identity
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10602
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Egyptian-Style Necklace with Scarabs
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title
Egyptian-Style Necklace with Scarabs
description
Archaeological jewelry decorated with ancient and modern scarabs was popular in Europe during the second half of the 19th century. The Castellani workshop was famous for its copies of ancient jewelry, and this necklace has been attributed to Giacinto Melillo, one of Alessandro Castellani's apprentices and protégés (another similar necklace in the Walters Collection, 57.1530, bears his mark on the clasp). In 1865 Melillo took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th-early 20th century
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
necklaces
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
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sard, gold, with granulation
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5055
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EAN
JWL
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1954
2513
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1
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photo
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photo
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a33e6c160ace2a97
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