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| Keywords: Greek - Greek Horse Pendant - Walters 571728 - Profile.jpg Horses figure prominently in Greek art and culture but this charming horse pendant marks a rare appearance of the motif in Greek jewelry The body was worked in two halves in repoussé over a mold while the forelegs ears tail and the suspension ring were created separately and soldered on century 3 1 BC Hellenistic gold cm 2 4 1 3 accession number 57 1728 26542 Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries New York December 2 1943 lot 517 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 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 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
