GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Open at the bottom, the bases of these Etruscan clasps are made from two rectangular gold plaques. Two pairs of crouching sphinxes, made in the round from sheet gold, sit on shallow boxes with ribbed side walls. The lower ends of the sphinxes' tails, made from round wire, are inserted into the base. The two bases are held together, face to face, by a double hook and two eyes. The bases were originally reinforced with sheet silver, of which corroded traces remain.
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Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 35; 126-7.
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Until 1991: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland (presented by Robert Haber, New York) [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
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- Jewelry was far more than merely ornament to the Etruscans; it was often close to being a magic charm or amulet and implied the protection of the gods.
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General Description
Open at the bottom, the bases of these Etruscan clasps are made from two rectangular gold plaques. Two pairs of crouching sphinxes, made in the round from sheet gold, sit on shallow boxes with ribbed side walls. The lower ends of the sphinxes' tails, made from round wire, are inserted into the base. The two bases are held together, face to face, by a double hook and two eyes. The bases were originally reinforced with sheet silver, of which corroded traces remain.
Adapted from
Barbara Deppert-Lippitz, Ancient Gold Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art in association with the University of Washington Press, 1996), 35; 126-7.
Fun Facts
- Jewelry was far more than merely ornament to the Etruscans; it was often close to being a magic charm or amulet and implied the protection of the gods.
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PROVENANCE
Until 1991: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland (presented by Robert Haber, New York) [1]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
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