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Source Description
The inner face of the gold ring is flat allowing it to fit snugly against the finger; the outer face is slightly convex. The snake's skin is rendered at head and tail by curving rows of short strokes. Broader strokes mark features along the side of the head and at the very tip of the tail. The eyes are hollowed as if once inlaid with colored glass.
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Document identity
localId
31414
label
Snake Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
31414
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Snake Ring
description
The inner face of the gold ring is flat allowing it to fit snugly against the finger; the outer face is slightly convex. The snake's skin is rendered at head and tail by curving rows of short strokes. Broader strokes mark features along the side of the head and at the very tip of the tail. The eyes are hollowed as if once inlaid with colored glass.
provenance
Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2
height
2.1
depth
3.7
dimensionsRaw
13/16 x 13/16 x 1 7/16 in. (2 x 2.1 x 3.7 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
1919
med
gold
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
2718
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
b7b92d7eb4f2b721