2023.501.5: One of a pair of Boot-Shaped Pendants

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2023.501.5

Title

One of a pair of Boot-Shaped Pendants

Classification

Jewelry

Work Type

pendant

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/350724

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

3.1 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm (1 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 in.)

Technical Details

Chemical Composition: XRF data from Artax 1
Alloy: Bronze
Alloying Elements: copper, tin
Other Elements: lead, iron, silver, antimony, arsenic

K. Eremin, January 2014

Technical Observations: Both pendants have grayish-green surfaces, with green corrosion and a tan, waxy coating that has been worn to a reddish-brown layer. Some black copper-sulfide crystals have formed on the surface as a result of storage environment. Both pieces are heavily mineralized, but 137.1972.B is a bit more mineralized than 137.1972.A, and it has cracked in several areas. A metallic sheen is visible in several areas on 137.1972.B.

Both pendants were solid cast in one piece by the lost-wax process. The facial elements and the loops were fashioned in the wax. The diagonal incisions on the boots were also made in the wax. Some chisel or scraper marks are visible in the ring attachment of 137.1972.B.


Francesca G. Bewer (submitted 2012)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1912-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt

Accession Year

2023

Object Number

2023.501.5

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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