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Source Description
This ornament may have formed part of an earring or necklace. The polyhedral shape was a favorite among the Ostrogoths.
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Document identity
localId
6539
label
Gold Jewelry Ornament
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
3
Source metadata
id
6539
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Gold Jewelry Ornament
description
This ornament may have formed part of an earring or necklace. The polyhedral shape was a favorite among the Ostrogoths.
provenance
[Found in Ravenna (?)]; Adolph Loewi, Venice [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, May 12, 1949, no. 246; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
date
late 5th-early 6th century (Early Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
ornaments
jewelry
imageCount
3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.2
height
2
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
7/8 x 13/16 x 9/16 in. (2.2 x 2 x 1.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Ostrogothic
med
gold, glass
creator_ids
4039
collection_ids
MED
JWL
exhibition_ids
358
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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photo
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887048784dcfbd98
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3
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photo
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df6dc5e470a8316a
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no
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no