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Source Description
This is a composite object, consisting of a shaft, bejeweled with semiprecious stones, including turquoise, and a Mughal Indian jade finial. The finial was attached at some point in the object’s history, either while the object was in the Ottoman treasury or later, when it came into the hands of Robert S. Pardo, who sold the piece to Henry Walters (1848–1931). Pardo describes this unusual object as a scepter; however, it iis in the form of a meditation stick/crutch, although the suptuous materials appear to make it similar in purpose to maces, swords, and daggers, which were held or worn to indicate the wealth and authority of their owners.
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Document identity
localId
13603
label
Baton with Jade Finial
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
7
Source metadata
id
13603
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Baton with Jade Finial
description
This is a composite object, consisting of a shaft, bejeweled with semiprecious stones, including turquoise, and a Mughal Indian jade finial. The finial was attached at some point in the object’s history, either while the object was in the Ottoman treasury or later, when it came into the hands of Robert S. Pardo, who sold the piece to Henry Walters (1848–1931). Pardo describes this unusual object as a scepter; however, it iis in the form of a meditation stick/crutch, although the suptuous materials appear to make it similar in purpose to maces, swords, and daggers, which were held or worn to indicate the wealth and authority of their owners.
provenance
Robert S. Pardo, Istanbul; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
18th century (Ottoman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
batons (symbols or weapons)
imageCount
7
pageCount
7
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
58
height
11.3
depth
2.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 22 13/16 x W: 4 7/16 x D: 7/8 in. (58 x 11.3 x 2.3 cm)
Source extras
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
med
nephrite (?), gilded silver, gold alloy, wood, turquoise, rubies (or spinels), garnet (?), emeralds (or beryls)
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2191
collection_ids
ISL
exhibition_ids
3334
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