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| Keywords: Greek - Boat-Shaped Earring with Sphinx - Walters 571733A.jpg This earring was discussed by Berta Segall who saw a combination of Greek Phoenician and Egyptian motifs that suggest a date slightly before 320 BC and a workshop possibly in Alexandria The fully modeled sphinx and the elaborate and different decoration of each side of the earring make this an unusual and rare ornament ca 350 325 BC Late Classical gold traces of blue enamel cm 3 2 2 1 5 accession number 57 1733A 27755 Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Mrs Henry Walters Sale New York Parke-Bernet Galleries December 2 1943 lot 524 Walters Art Museum 1943 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1943 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 place of origin Alexandria Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Alexandria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Phoenicians in Egypt | ||||
