Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.238: Crescent-Shaped Object with Three Half Spheres Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Crescent-Shaped Object with Three Half Spheres , 1920.44.238,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303968. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.238 Title Crescent-Shaped Object with Three Half Spheres Other Titles Alternate Title: small package of Etruscan fragments (small decorative loop) Classification Jewelry Work Type jewelry Date 1st century BCE-1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, North Italy Period Roman period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303968 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 1.1 x 1.8 cm (7/16 x 11/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patinas of both 1920.44.238 and 1920.44.239 are green and black. The surfaces of both are porous and pitted. There are casting flaws, including a crack in 1920.44.238. The objects were cast solid, possibly from the same mold, although casting flaws make this determination difficult. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.238 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This openwork object consists of a semicircular section and a straight section with a row of three hollow spheres, open on the bottom, forming a pelta shape. There is a small chip on the curved portion of this piece. This may be a decorative element, possibly of a belt (1). NOTES: 1. Compare the examples in the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, inv. nos. Fr. 1552 x and 30891 ff, the latter of which was found in a grave dated to the early first century CE; see R. Zahn, “Das sogenannte Kindergrab des Berliner Antiquariums,” Jahrbuch des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 65-66 (1950-51): 264-86, esp. 266, fig. 2. Lisa M. Anderson Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Related Works 1920.44.239 Crescent-Shaped Object with Three Half Spheres Jewelry Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
