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Brooch
American (Boston, Massachusetts)
about 1972
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Gold; amethyst, eye-of-Horace faience
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 3.8cm (4 x 1 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number1991.756
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Contemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
DescriptionGold brooch having three vertical amethyst beads positioned over an Egyptian faience eye of Horus. Numerous thin gold bars are attached to the bottom of the brooch, which swing freely as a kind of fringe. (from card)
ProvenancePurchased from the donor in April 1970, and made a gift in 1991.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.