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Source Description
The ring appears to be of gold foil wrapped over a light weight core. The carnelian intaglio gem, set flush with the face of the ring, shows Fortuna holding a cornucopia and a ship's steering oar.
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Document identity
localId
24574
label
Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24574
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring
description
The ring appears to be of gold foil wrapped over a light weight core. The carnelian intaglio gem, set flush with the face of the ring, shows Fortuna holding a cornucopia and a ship's steering oar.
provenance
Dr and Mrs. Robert Fox, Baltimore [acquired in Istanbul, date and mode unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1969, by gift.
date
1st-2nd century CE (Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rings
intaglios
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Inner Diam: 11/16 in. (1.75 cm); Outer Diam: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
gold foil, carnelian
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
2542
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c9f51a1efed669f8