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Source Description
Gold leaf over silver; filigree ornament. Knob and stub (degenerate animal head?) at each end and at 2 points on spiral. Filigree on stem of spiral. Silver corroded, breaking through gold.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29242
label
Spiral Pendant from an Earring
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
29242
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Spiral Pendant from an Earring
description
Gold leaf over silver; filigree ornament. Knob and stub (degenerate animal head?) at each end and at 2 points on spiral. Filigree on stem of spiral. Silver corroded, breaking through gold.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called ""Jugoslavian Treasure""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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pendants
earrings
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm) (diam.)
Source extras
med
gold leaf over silver
creator_ids
6291
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none
exhibition_ids
721
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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467d8ffaca7d3780