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| Keywords: Byzantine - Diadem - Walters 57549.jpg Byzantine craftsmen revived the Hellenistic tradition of incorporating multicolored gemstones in jewelry which was not common during the Roman imperial period The ten sections of this openwork diadem were each adorned with a central gem and pearls now missing The diadem was sewn onto a headband of leather or cloth with holes so wearers could adjust the size Similar pieces were also worn as neckbands This example would most likely have been worn by members of the imperial family as its amethysts evoke the imperial color purple century 4 5 Late Antique gold amethyst emeralds cm 31 1 2 86 0 9 accession number 57 549 3439 Ernest Guilhou Paris by purchase Collection of Guilhou Sale Paris July 16-18 1905 no 272 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1905 Objects of Adornment Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Heirs of the Empire in North Africa-The Kingdom of the Vandals Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe Karlsruhe 2009-2010 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Constantinople present-day Istanbul Turkey Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine diadems Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
