id:			149362
accession number:	1978.25
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1978.25
updated:		2023-08-23 22:36:39.885000

Straight Pin, c. 500 BC. Italy, Etruscan, late 6th Century BC. Gold and glass; overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner 1978.25

title:				Straight Pin
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series:				
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creation date:			c. 500 BC
creation date earliest:		-505
creation date latest:		-495
current location:		102D Pre-Roman
creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner
copyright:			

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culture:	Italy, Etruscan, late 6th Century BC
technique:	gold and glass
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Etruscan
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1978
	opening date:   1979-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1978</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Mathias Komor, New York, NY, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner)
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	Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner, Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1978
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1978-
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fun fact:
Although it appears to be a garnet, the stone in this pin was determined to be glass by close examination by two gemologists from the Natural History Museum.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Annual Report for 1978." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 66, no. 5 (1979).
	page number: 	p. 192
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159630

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1978.25/1978.25_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1978.25/1978.25_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1978.25/1978.25_full.tif