GENERAL DESCRIPTION
During the Hellenistic period, gold medallions of different sizes and bearing the frontal representation of a head or bust were used as pendants and dress ornaments. This medallion is formed from a circular sheet of gold and is decorated in repoussé with the frontal representation of the head of Medusa. The outer border of decorative wires includes herringbone filigree and beaded wire. The area between the head and the border is filled with a very stylized tendril scroll with ivy leaves and small circlets, both rendered in filigree. Two clamps are attached to the back.
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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), 66-67; 140.
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Until 1989: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland [1]
1989-1991: Collection of Robert Haber, New York, New York [2]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
[2] See printed email exchange between Andrew Oliver and Anne Bromberg, dated August 3, 2012, found in Collections Record Object file 1991.75.53
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General Description
During the Hellenistic period, gold medallions of different sizes and bearing the frontal representation of a head or bust were used as pendants and dress ornaments. This medallion is formed from a circular sheet of gold and is decorated in repoussé with the frontal representation of the head of Medusa. The outer border of decorative wires includes herringbone filigree and beaded wire. The area between the head and the border is filled with a very stylized tendril scroll with ivy leaves and small circlets, both rendered in filigree. Two clamps are attached to the back.
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), 66-67; 140.
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Notes
- updated provenance and geo x refs in TMS
- added publication as a text entry in TMS
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1989: probably Collection of Dr. Athos Moretti, Switzerland [1]
1989-1991: Collection of Robert Haber, New York, New York [2]
From 1991: Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc.
[1] based on existing provenance entry in TMS
[2] See printed email exchange between Andrew Oliver and Anne Bromberg, dated August 3, 2012, found in Collections Record Object file 1991.75.53
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