Polyhedral Beads
These ten beads were probably part of a woman's necklace. They are made of thin sheet gold that was cut and folded around a core of pitch (pine resin). Slices of garnet, backed with foil to enhance their brilliance, were inserted into the pitch between the gold frames. This te...
Artifact
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21359
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Joseph Chmielowski, Ochakov, Ukraine; Joseph Chmielowski Sale, Amercian Art Gallery, New York, February 23-25, 1922, lot 710; Henry Walters, New York, [date of acquisition unknown] by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York, December 1-4, 1943, lot 537; The Hammer Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, September 19, 1945, by purchase.
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CC0
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language
en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.1746_VwA_TR_C81II.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1746 |