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| Keywords: Byzantine - Dress Ornament - Walters 57547.jpg This intricate gold ornament was designed to be sewn to a woman's dress or headcover The eagle with spread wings is a recurring Byzantine image while the peacocks at the top represent eternal life century 6 7 Late Antique gold cm 12 4 02 accession number 57 547 17344 Paul Gruel Paris date of acquisition unknown by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Translation + Mother of God help the woman who wears this Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 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 jewellery Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
