Necklace with African Head Clasps
Artist
Unknown Greek
CultureGreek
Titles
- Necklace with African Head Clasps
Date300 BC–100 AD
MediumGold, garnet
Dimensionslength × diameter: 16 15/16 × 1/8 inches (43x .3 cm.)
diameter of each head clasp: 1/4 inches (.6 cm.)
diameter of each head clasp: 1/4 inches (.6 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.41
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
Exposé
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Department
AntiquitiesObject Type
Exhibition History"Ten Centuries that Shaped the West," The Rice Institute for the Arts, Houston, Tex., October 15, 1970–January 3, 1971; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, Tex., February 3–April 1, 1971; Witte Memorial Museum, San Antonio, Tex., May 16–July 11, 1971.
"The Search for Alexander: An Exhibition," Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece, 7/20 - 9/ 1983; National Gallery of Art, 11/16/1980 - 4/5/1981; Art Institute of Chicago, 5/14 - 9/7/1981; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 10/23/1981 - 1/10/1982; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2/19 - 5/16/1982; New Orleans Museum, 6/24 - 9/19/1982; Metropolitan Museum of Art, 10/30/1982 - 2/10/1983; Royal Ontario Art Museum, 3/5 - 7/10/1983 (LN: 80.8).
Published References Hoffman, Herbert. Ten Centuries that Shaped the West: Greek and Roman Art in Texas Collections. Houston: Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1971. Fig. 213. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: A Guide to the Collection. Houston: MFAH, 1981. No. 17. Yalouris, Nicholas. The Search for Alexander: An Exhibition. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1980. Page 141, figure 76.
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