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Necklace of Alternating Gold and Glass Beads with Central Lion's Head
Necklace of Alternating Gold and Glass Beads with Central Lion's Head

Necklace of Alternating Gold and Glass Beads with Central Lion's Head

Artist/Maker
Date3rd–1st century BCE
place collectedEpiskopi, Cyprus
MediumGold and glass
DimensionsLength: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Credit LineGift of Winston Guest
Object number1955.61
Status
On view
Provenance(J. J. Klejman, New York by 1955);¹ by gift 1955 (via Winston Guest) to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH ¹Correspondence from Klejman, dated January 3, 1956, indicates that the object was "found on Cyprus, in Curium, and was brought here three years ago."Exhibition History
Ancient Greek and Roman Art from American Collections
  • Ohio State University, School of Art Gallery (February 15, 1965 - March 12, 1965 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Ancient
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