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Source Description
This delicate gold ring is decorated with a tiny hippocampus, a creature from Greco-Roman mythology with the forequarters of a horse and the tail of a fish. Stylized waves bracket the hippocampus, crashing up against its tail and front hooves. The thin band of the ring is decorated with horizontal lines to the halfway point on both sides.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
95223
label
Ring with Hippocampus
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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95223
contentType
object
title
Ring with Hippocampus
description
This delicate gold ring is decorated with a tiny hippocampus, a creature from Greco-Roman mythology with the forequarters of a horse and the tail of a fish. Stylized waves bracket the hippocampus, crashing up against its tail and front hooves. The thin band of the ring is decorated with horizontal lines to the halfway point on both sides.
date
100–200 CE
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60778870
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Jewelry
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
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Italy, Roman
accession
1916.101
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
Ring with Hippocampus, 100–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.101
collection
GR - Roman
didYouKnow
In Greek and Roman art, water spirits or nereids are often depicted riding hippocampi.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:05:49.387000
sourceId
95223
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Greek and Roman Art
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GR - Roman
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gold
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1
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0
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photo
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