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Bracelet
Venetian (Italian)mid 19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Cameos in rasied relief of the Olympic gods. The seven gods depicted are the gods of the planets in correct order to their relationship to the seven days of the week. From left to right they are: Diana the moon for Monday, Mars for Tuesday, Mercury for Wednesday, Jupiter for Thursday, Venus for Friday, Saturn for Saturday, and Apollo for Sunday.
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Details
- Title: Bracelet
- Creator: Venetian (Italian)
- Date Created: mid 19th century
- Subject Keywords: Diana; mars; mercury; Jupiter; Venus; Saturn; Apollo
- 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: Venetian (Italian)
- Provenance: Arthur Guy Kaplan, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1987, by purchase.
- Object Type: bracelets
- Medium: Vesuvian lava or a soft stone, gold
- Exhibitions: Pompeii and The Roman Villa. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. 2008-2009.
- Dimensions: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Museum purchase, 1987
- Classification: Stone
- Accession Number: 41.269
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