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Source Description
Archaeological jewelry decorated with ancient and modern scarabs was popular in Europe during the second half of the 19th century. 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 (this necklace bears his mark on the clasp). He later took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
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Document identity
localId
4539
label
Egyptian-Style Necklace with Scarabs
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obj
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object
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4
Source metadata
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4539
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Egyptian-Style Necklace with Scarabs
description
Archaeological jewelry decorated with ancient and modern scarabs was popular in Europe during the second half of the 19th century. 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 (this necklace bears his mark on the clasp). He later took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
late 19th-early 20th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
necklaces
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensionsRaw
L: 14 1/2 in. (36.83 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Inscribed on clasp: G. Melillo/Napoli
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gold, steatite, lapis lazuli
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5055
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EAN
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1954
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