Necklace with Child's-Head Pendant
This necklace is a pastiche. The carnelian beads are ancient and strung on modern gold links. The lion-head finials comprising the hook and eye clasp are reused from Greek earrings. The child's head boldly carved in a carnelian stone is set in a gold setting, which may or may...
Images (2)
Artifact
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id
23176
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Hugo Weissmann, Boston; Walters Art Museum, 1957, by purchase.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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pageCount
2
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.1864_Det_TR.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.1864_Det_TR.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.1864_Det_TR.jpg |
| imageCount | 2 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1864 |
Terms
Medium
gold, carnelian