Bear Chain-Holder
This golden bear, its paws grasping an open tube, probably served as a chain holder. The abstract pattern of openwork on the animal's sides is a distinctive feature of Sarmatian goldwork. Competing with the jewelry of Achaemenid Iran (at the southeastern edge of Sarmatian terr...
Artifact
| id |
id
12891
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|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Walters Art Museum, 1954, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1849_3Qtr_BW_H54.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1849_3Qtr_BW_H54.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1849_3Qtr_BW_H54.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1849 |