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Source Description
In the center of the diamond-shaped gold ornaments are round settings containing garnets and enamel. Some of the stones and inlays have fallen out. On the back are tiny loops for sewing the ornaments to clothing.
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Document identity
localId
28176
label
Diamond-Shaped Garment Ornaments
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
28176
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Diamond-Shaped Garment Ornaments
description
In the center of the diamond-shaped gold ornaments are round settings containing garnets and enamel. Some of the stones and inlays have fallen out. On the back are tiny loops for sewing the ornaments to clothing.
provenance
[From a tomb near Olbia, Parutino, Ukraine (?), 1913]; F. L. van Gans, Frankfurt (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; P. Mavrogordato, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Galerie Bachstitz, The Hague [catalogue 1921, part II, lot 92 N]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BC (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
ornaments
garments
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.1
height
1.6
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
each: 7/16 x 5/8 x 1/4 in. (1.1 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Greek (?)
med
gold, garnet, enamel
creator_ids
6256
15409
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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d9bb0157af9d4b9b
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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22a08eb9d374d68e
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no
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no