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Etruscan Revival Bracelet

Ernesto Pierret (French (active in Italy), 1824–1870)
Italian
About 1860

Medium/Technique Gold
Dimensions Height x length: 2.5 x 19.7 cm (1 x 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation, Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf, and Monica S. Sadler
Accession Number2016.488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry

DescriptionEtruscan-revival bracelet with central medallion featuring a cow's head, articulated links with granulation and wirework, and an ornate clasp designed with two faces.
Marks EP
ProvenanceSummer 2015, sold by an antique dealer, Las Vegas, to an anonymous collector; June 7, 2016, anonymous sale (auction 2899B), Skinner, Boston, lot 335, to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Accession date: September 28, 2016)