Ask the Scholar

Document scope · 1 page
obj
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory. For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.

Source Description

A square sheet, all edges turned down, with four holes for attachment. The plaque is worked in repoussé with a globule at each corner and a gold leaf rosette, originally with twelve petals, in the center. The rosette is attached by means of a glass bead set in a gold mount that pierces the plaque and is turned back beneath.

Scholar Source Context

Document identity
localId
2517
label
Square Plaque
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
2517
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Square Plaque
description
A square sheet, all edges turned down, with four holes for attachment. The plaque is worked in repoussé with a globule at each corner and a gold leaf rosette, originally with twelve petals, in the center. The rosette is attached by means of a glass bead set in a gold mount that pierces the plaque and is turned back beneath.
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
6th century BCE
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.5
height
1.3
dimensionsRaw
9/16 x 1/2 in. (1.5 x 1.3 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, glass
creator_ids
6291
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
7aa3a83bb5eb88cf