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Source Description
The ring, fashioned of gold plated bronze, has an oval red stone set in the bezel. Represented in intaglio is the god of war Mars, wearing a crested helmet and carrying a spear and a trophy (captured armor on a pole).
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10011
label
Ring
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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10011
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring
description
The ring, fashioned of gold plated bronze, has an oval red stone set in the bezel. Represented in intaglio is the god of war Mars, wearing a crested helmet and carrying a spear and a trophy (captured armor on a pole).
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, 1941, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N5132]; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.
date
1st century CE
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CC0
language
en
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rings
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Inner Diam: 5/8 in. (1.59 cm); Outer Diam: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm)
Source extras
med
gold plate on bronze, red stone
creator_ids
6191
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ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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