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Source Description
The gold ring has an elliptical hoop, broadening at the shoulders, and a flat-topped oval bezel. Represented in intaglio on the bezel within an engraved circle is the figure of Eros holding a ball, one leg on a rock. A length of wire is coiled on the hoop.
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Document identity
localId
28705
label
Ring Engraved with Eros
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
28705
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring Engraved with Eros
description
The gold ring has an elliptical hoop, broadening at the shoulders, and a flat-topped oval bezel. Represented in intaglio on the bezel within an engraved circle is the figure of Eros holding a ball, one leg on a rock. A length of wire is coiled on the hoop.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
rings
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
5/8 in. (1.59 cm) (max. inner diam.)
Source extras
med
gold
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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0023b94e4e6afab6