Two-faced Finial
Two gold sheets worked in repoussé over the same mould to form two female heads and necks, then placed back to back, twisted and smooth wire added around the base, with two tiny twisted filigree spiral earrings that work for either face added to the sides.A finial such as this...
Artifact
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id
3636
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1635_Rt_BW_C79.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1635_Rt_BW_C79.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_57.1635_Rt_BW_C79.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1635 |
Terms
Medium
gold
Genre
earrings (jewelry)