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Source Description
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 probably served as one of the end decorations for spiral earrings of a type not represented at the Walters.
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Document identity
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3636
label
Two-faced Finial
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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3636
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object
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normalized
title
Two-faced Finial
description
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 probably served as one of the end decorations for spiral earrings of a type not represented at the Walters.
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.
date
4th-3rd century BC (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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earrings (jewelry)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 11/16 in. (1.75 cm)
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med
gold
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6256
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GRC
JWL
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2513
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1
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0
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photo
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