Pendant from Necklace
The griffin's head, cast in solid gold, must once have formed part of a necklace. A loop attached to the head between the horns lets the piece swing freely on a second gold loop attached to a tubular gold bead. The elegant stylization of the fierce beast is typically Achaemeni...
Artifact
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id
31212
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Collection of Arthur U. Pope [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; George Hewitt Myers [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Textile Museum, Washington D.C. [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1977, by purchase.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
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| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.2042_Fnt_BW_H77.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2042 |