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Source Description
This head of a woman, possibly Queen Arsinoe II (316-270 BCE), is shown frontally. The mount resembles a veil.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4660
label
Carving of a Head of a Woman Set in a Mount
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
4660
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Carving of a Head of a Woman Set in a Mount
description
This head of a woman, possibly Queen Arsinoe II (316-270 BCE), is shown frontally. The mount resembles a veil.
provenance
Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, London, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Carmichael sale, Sotheby's, London, June 1926, p. 42, no. 375 (547); Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1926, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BCE (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
gems
figurines
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
1.5
depth
1.4
dimensionsRaw
7/8 x 9/16 x 9/16 in. (2.2 x 1.5 x 1.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ptolemaic
med
amethyst, gold
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
2237
3294
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
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16ac0cf5f1d0df29
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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c7377517a70edb7f
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no
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no