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This elaborate ring is set with a table-cut diamond in a raised box bezel supported by a structure resembling an inverted pyramid. The ring is lavishly covered with multicolor enameling extending on to the hoop. On each openwork shoulder, a large, grotesque mask is flanked by two enameled volutes.

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Document identity
localId
24789
label
Diamond Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
24789
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Diamond Ring
description
This elaborate ring is set with a table-cut diamond in a raised box bezel supported by a structure resembling an inverted pyramid. The ring is lavishly covered with multicolor enameling extending on to the hoop. On each openwork shoulder, a large, grotesque mask is flanked by two enameled volutes.
provenance
Raoul Heilbronner, Paris, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase, Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
16th century (Renaissance)
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.5
height
3
depth
1.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 × W: 1 3/16 × D: 9/16 in. (3.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, enamel, diamond
creator_ids
6985
collection_ids
REN
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2054
2227
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
68ef4e95ebd33c81