LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: wreath

Myrtle Wreath (Primary Title) Unknown (Artist) Date: 3rd century BC Culture: Greek (Macedonian) Category: Jewelry Medium: gold, garnet, carnelian Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) Other (individual leaves): 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm) Object Number: 65.403.1 This wreath is composed of gold leaves as well as pairs of garnets (for the myrtle berries) and a central carnation set in a dogtooth bezel. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12966864

Myrtle Wreath (Primary Title) Unknown (Artist) Date: 3rd century BC Culture: Greek (Macedonian) Category: Jewelry Medium: gold, garnet, carnelian Collection: Ancient Art Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/2 in. (24.13 cm) Other (individual leaves): 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm) Object Number: 65.403.1 This wreath is composed of gold leaves as well as pairs of garnets (for the myrtle berries) and a central carnation set in a dogtooth bezel. Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12966864

Title: Wreath with detached stem including leaves and detached berries Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Greek Place: Greece, Europe (Place created) Date: 300 - 100 B.C. Medium: Gold Object Number: 92.AM.89 Dimensions: 21.7 × 64.5 cm (8 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Object Type: Wreath Two hollow wires that fasten in the front with a simple hook and eye form the framework of this Hellenistic gold wreath. On these wires, the anonymous goldsmith soldered thinner stems embellished with laurel leaves and berries. The ends of the hollow wire framework imitate the broken ends of twigs. Gold wreaths such as this one derive their form from wreaths of real leaves worn in religious ceremonies and given as prizes in athletic and artistic contests. Because of their fragility, gold wreaths were probably not meant to be worn. They were dedicated to the gods in sanctuaries and placed in graves as funerary offerings. Although known in earlier periods, gold wreaths became much more frequent in the Hellenistic age, probably due in large part to the greatly increased availability of gold in the Greek world following the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/13909/unknown-maker-wreath-with-detached-stem-including-leaves-and-detached-berries-greek-300-100-bc

Title: Wreath with detached stem including leaves and detached berries Artist/Maker: Unknown Culture: Greek Place: Greece, Europe (Place created) Date: 300 - 100 B.C. Medium: Gold Object Number: 92.AM.89 Dimensions: 21.7 × 64.5 cm (8 9/16 × 25 3/8 in.) Object Type: Wreath Two hollow wires that fasten in the front with a simple hook and eye form the framework of this Hellenistic gold wreath. On these wires, the anonymous goldsmith soldered thinner stems embellished with laurel leaves and berries. The ends of the hollow wire framework imitate the broken ends of twigs. Gold wreaths such as this one derive their form from wreaths of real leaves worn in religious ceremonies and given as prizes in athletic and artistic contests. Because of their fragility, gold wreaths were probably not meant to be worn. They were dedicated to the gods in sanctuaries and placed in graves as funerary offerings. Although known in earlier periods, gold wreaths became much more frequent in the Hellenistic age, probably due in large part to the greatly increased availability of gold in the Greek world following the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/13909/unknown-maker-wreath-with-detached-stem-including-leaves-and-detached-berries-greek-300-100-bc

Marble head of a boy wearing a wreath Roman, Antonine period, mid-2nd century AD Accession # 14.105.1 This child wears a wreath of grape clusters and leaves, associating him with the cult of Dionysos. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Statue of a young man, mid-4th century b.c., Late Classical to Hellenistic Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi Limestone H. 63 3/4 in. (161.9 cm) The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.2465) The regular features and serene expression of this statue, as well as its carefully modeled drapery that clarify the figure's stance, show the influence of High Classical Greek style. The young man holds a lustral branch in one hand and a round pyxis—probably containing incense—in the other. Like most votive statues dedicated to a god, he wears a wreath, here decorated with berries. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/74.51.2465

Statue of a young man, mid-4th century b.c., Late Classical to Hellenistic Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi Limestone H. 63 3/4 in. (161.9 cm) The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.2465) The regular features and serene expression of this statue, as well as its carefully modeled drapery that clarify the figure's stance, show the influence of High Classical Greek style. The young man holds a lustral branch in one hand and a round pyxis—probably containing incense—in the other. Like most votive statues dedicated to a god, he wears a wreath, here decorated with berries. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/74.51.2465

Statue of a young man, mid-4th century b.c., Late Classical to Hellenistic Cypriot; Said to be from the temple at Golgoi Limestone H. 63 3/4 in. (161.9 cm) The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 (74.51.2465) The regular features and serene expression of this statue, as well as its carefully modeled drapery that clarify the figure's stance, show the influence of High Classical Greek style. The young man holds a lustral branch in one hand and a round pyxis—probably containing incense—in the other. Like most votive statues dedicated to a god, he wears a wreath, here decorated with berries. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/74.51.2465

Title: Terracotta head of a man wearing a wreath Medium; Technique: Terracotta; mold-made Culture: Cypriot Period: Cypro-Classical II Date: ca. 400–310 B.C. Dimensions: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm) Classification: Terracottas Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Accession Number: 74.51.1475 On View Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

Forest Hills Gardens is a private community located in Forest Hills, in the New York City borough of Queens. The area consists of a 142-acre development, fashioned after a traditional English Village, that is one of the country's oldest planned communities and the most prominent American example of Ebenezer Howard's Garden city movement. The community, founded in 1908, consists of about 800 homes, townhouses, and apartment buildings, mostly in Tudor, Brick Tudor or Georgian style, in a parklike setting designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., son of noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and partner in the Olmsted Brothers firm. Architect Grosvenor Atterbury proposed an innovative construction method: each house was built from approximately 170 standardized precast concrete panels, fabricated off-site and positioned by crane. The system was sophisticated even by modern standards: for example, panels were cast with integral hollow insulation chambers. The streets (today private) were fully laid-out in 1910, many of them winding specifically to discourage through-traffic. Though Forest Hills Gardens is private property, it is not a gated community and through traffic, both automotive and pedestrian, is permitted. Street parking, however, is restricted to community residents. The project was not completed, however, until the mid-1960s when the last remaining lots were developed. Although most of the buildings consist of single-family homes, the development also includes some garden-apartment buildings and retail space. Today, the area contains some of the most expensive housing in the borough of Queens. One of the more famous residents is Geraldine Ferraro. In 1913, the West Side Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to Forest Hills Gardens. The U.S. Open and its predecessor national championships were held there until 1978, making the name "Forest Hills" synonymous with tennis for generations. Text from: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Hills_Gardens,_Queens

Wreath Gold, Lapis lazuli, and carnelian 2550-2450 BCE Ur, Iraq (PG789) # B16740 Text from the U. Penn. Museum label. Gold Gold would have been imported from Anatolia, Iran, and the Indus valley. At Ur, golden objects are almost always made of alloys of gold and coppper or gold and silver. Pure gold is extremely rare. This is probably both because gold was a scarce and precious commodity, and because the color and appearance of the alloys was preferred. Gold and copper alloy is reddish, whild gold and silver (electrum) is silvery. Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.