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Source Description
A round sheet worked in repoussé with some surface chasing. The central boss is surrounded by eight creatures: lion, deer, scorpion, human figure (?), genitalia (?), lizard (?), bird (?), snake (?). Two circles of dots worked from the back surround the animals. The disc is edged with twisted wire. On the back, a metal strip forms a loop for threading onto a chain.
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Document identity
localId
5886
label
Disc
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5886
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Disc
description
A round sheet worked in repoussé with some surface chasing. The central boss is surrounded by eight creatures: lion, deer, scorpion, human figure (?), genitalia (?), lizard (?), bird (?), snake (?). Two circles of dots worked from the back surround the animals. The disc is edged with twisted wire. On the back, a metal strip forms a loop for threading onto a chain.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
discs
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
seq
1
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0
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photo
mediaId
d8e2ef8ab1f65153