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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