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Source Description
This piece is cast niello with a retrograde inscription. Walters intaglio 42.1119 is set into this ring.
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Document identity
localId
31627
label
Ring with a Greco-Roman Cameo
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obj
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object
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14
Source metadata
id
31627
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with a Greco-Roman Cameo
description
This piece is cast niello with a retrograde inscription. Walters intaglio 42.1119 is set into this ring.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th-10th century (Medieval)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
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14
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14
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.6
height
2.4
depth
1.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 × W: 15/16 × D: 5/8 in. (2.6 × 2.4 × 1.6 cm)
Source extras
cul
Byzantine
inscriptions
[Transcription] + Κ(ύρι)ε βοήθη τῶ σῶ δούλω Βασηλείου. Ἀμήν; [Translation] Lord
help thy servant Basil. Amen.
dynasty
Macedonian Dynasty
RelatedObjects
24395
24395
med
silver, niello, carnelian
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6640
6191
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BYZ
JWL
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358
3363
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