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Source Description
This silver signet ring depicts a kneeling figure facing left in a heavy robe, with hands outstretched and wearing a headdress. The figure is probably a priest or priestess making an offering at an unseen altar. Less skilled carving and the worn surface make the image difficult to interpret, especially the object in the figure’s right hand.
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Document identity
localId
140087
label
Finger Ring
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
140087
contentType
object
title
Finger Ring
description
This silver signet ring depicts a kneeling figure facing left in a heavy robe, with hands outstretched and wearing a headdress. The figure is probably a priest or priestess making an offering at an unseen altar. Less skilled carving and the worn surface make the image difficult to interpret, especially the object in the figure’s right hand.
date
300s BCE or later
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756934
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.); Bezel: 0.8 x 1.4 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.)
cul
Greece
accession
1963.98
Source extras
tec
silver
tombstone
Finger Ring, 300s BCE or later. Greece. Silver; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.); bezel: 0.8 x 1.4 cm (5/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1963.98
collection
GR - Greek
didYouKnow
When signet rings were stamped, the image would be reversed on the stamped surface.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review for 1963.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 50, no. 10 (1963): 263–94.
page_number
Mentioned p. 292, no. 83
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:10:37.584000
sourceId
140087
dept
Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Greek
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silver
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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