Ring Engraved with a Lion

3rd century CE (Late Antique) Diam: 5/8 in. (1.59 cm) Citation Source image

The gold ring has an elliptical hoop, broadening at the shoulder, and a broad oval bezel. Within the bezel is a ledge with the representation of a lion and star inlaid in niello.

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34455
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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