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Source Description
The Castellani workshop was famous for its copies of ancient jewelry, and this necklace has been attributed Giacinto Melillo, one of Alessandro Castellani's apprentices and protégés (another similar necklace in the Walters collection, 57.1530, bears his mark on the clasp). In 1865, took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
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34622
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Archaeological-Style Necklace with Emperor and Deities
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title
Archaeological-Style Necklace with Emperor and Deities
description
The Castellani workshop was famous for its copies of ancient jewelry, and this necklace has been attributed Giacinto Melillo, one of Alessandro Castellani's apprentices and protégés (another similar necklace in the Walters collection, 57.1530, bears his mark on the clasp). In 1865, took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th-early 20th century
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
necklaces
intaglio
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
L: 17 in. (43.18 cm)
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gold, chalcedony, sardonyx, agate
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5055
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EAN
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1954
2513
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