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Source Description
This intaglio shows the head of an African in profile to the right.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2396
label
Intaglio with the Head of an African
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
2396
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio with the Head of an African
description
This intaglio shows the head of an African in profile to the right.
provenance
Charles Newton-Robinson, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, p. 8, lot. 17 [as from Cyprus]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
intaglios
beads
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.5
height
1.1
depth
1
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 3/8 in. (1.5 x 1.1 x 1 cm)
Source extras
med
black jasper
creator_ids
6485
collection_ids
GRC
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
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photo
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2d7a2c6d83e3eed5
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no
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no
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2
type
photo
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76d90870957f275f
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no
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no