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Source Description
This elaborate bishop's ring has the typical combination of a gold setting with a single, large stone, in this case malachite. The gold is decorated with openwork eagles, animal heads, and floral elements. The malachite is probably meant to resemble "toadstone," a green stone said to be found on the head of a toad and believed to have healing qualities. These rings had to be large as bishops normally wore them over gloves on the third finger of the right hand.
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Document identity
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22345
label
Bishop's Ring
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Source metadata
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22345
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normalized
title
Bishop's Ring
description
This elaborate bishop's ring has the typical combination of a gold setting with a single, large stone, in this case malachite. The gold is decorated with openwork eagles, animal heads, and floral elements. The malachite is probably meant to resemble "toadstone," a green stone said to be found on the head of a toad and believed to have healing qualities. These rings had to be large as bishops normally wore them over gloves on the third finger of the right hand.
provenance
Sale, Joseph Brummer, New York; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
13th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.2
height
3.2
dimensionsRaw
1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.18 x 3.18 cm)
Source extras
cul
English
style
Gothic
inscriptions
[Transcription] AVE MARIA GR/ATIA PLENA D/; [Translation] Hail Mary full of grace.
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gold and malachite
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6197
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MED
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1954
1994
2227
449
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2513
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