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| Keywords: Roman - Necklace with Pendant Coins - Walters 571600.jpg The gold necklace is composed of four braided chains They are gathered together and after passing through two large beads cross over to the opposite bead where the ends are secured The ends of the chains are fitted through holes crudely punched into the sides of the beads and are fastened by buttons inside The overlapping chains give the impression that part of the necklace has eight chains The length of the necklace can be adjusted by sliding the chains through the beads thereby altering the amount of overlap The beads are faceted and ornamented with rosettes palmettes and scallop shells Collars keep the open ends from fraying early Other date century 3 gold when doubled cm 47 5 2 4 h x d ; average medallion cm 2 75 diam accession number 57 1600 39587 Adolph Schiller Berlin 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Mrs Henry Walters Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc New York May 2 1941 lot 1313 Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase formerly part of the Walters Collection 1941 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 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 Coins and Costume in Late Antiquity Dumbarton Oaks Washington 1993-1994 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Roman necklaces Braids | ||||
