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Archaeological-Style Necklace with Emperor and Deities
late 19th-early 20th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
The Castellani workshop was famous for its copies of ancient jewelry, and this necklace has been attributed Giacinto Melillo, one of Alessandro Castellani's apprentices and protégés (another similar necklace in the Walters collection, 57.1530, bears his mark on the clasp). In 1865, took over Castellani's workshop in Naples, which Henry Walters visited in 1903.
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- Title: Archaeological-Style Necklace with Emperor and Deities
- Creator: Giacinto Melillo (Italian, 1846-1915) (?)
- Date Created: late 19th-early 20th century
- Subject Keywords: Egyptian; ancient; Roman; god; mythological
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Giacinto Melillo (Italian, 1846-1915) (?)
- Provenance: Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: necklaces; intaglio
- Medium: gold, chalcedony, sardonyx, agate
- Exhibitions: Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009., Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
- Dimensions: L: 17 in. (43.18 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
- Classification: Gold, Silver & Jewelry
- Accession Number: 57.1535
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