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Source Description
Spirals made of gold, silver, or bronze are common in Etruscan tombs of the 7th century BCE. Their specific function is unknown; some scholars have suggested they are earring pendants, children's rings, or- most likely- hair ornaments. This gold spiral (like Walters 57.416) is formed from twisted wires and decorated with 20 hollow hemispheres that perhaps once held jewls. Human heads, their faces and hair rendered in repoussé, form the finials.
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Document identity
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13463
label
Spiral with Round Settings
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Source metadata
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13463
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normalized
title
Spiral with Round Settings
description
Spirals made of gold, silver, or bronze are common in Etruscan tombs of the 7th century BCE. Their specific function is unknown; some scholars have suggested they are earring pendants, children's rings, or- most likely- hair ornaments. This gold spiral (like Walters 57.416) is formed from twisted wires and decorated with 20 hollow hemispheres that perhaps once held jewls. Human heads, their faces and hair rendered in repoussé, form the finials.
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
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CC0
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en
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jewelry
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
39802
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gold
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6291
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ROM
JWL
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1954
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5579a40a7e68b9d0
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no
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2
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photo
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7e27989893b2313d
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