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Source Description
This ring depicts the Good Shepherd. It has an anchor with christian monogram on one side, a vine on the other.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28830
label
Intaglio Ring with The Good Shepherd
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
28830
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Intaglio Ring with The Good Shepherd
description
This ring depicts the Good Shepherd. It has an anchor with christian monogram on one side, a vine on the other.
provenance
Arthur Evans, Oxford, 1888 [mode of acquistion unknown] [Evans inv. no. 219; said to be from Catania]; Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 1941 [executor of Evans' will]; Saidie A. May, Baltimore, 1942, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
date
4th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rings
intaglios
gems
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.3
height
1.5
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
H of intaglio: 1/2 x W: 5/8 x D: 3/16 in. (1.25 x 1.53 x 0.45 cm); H of ring: 1/2 x W: 7/8 x D: 15/16 in. (1.3 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm)
Source extras
med
red carnelian with intaglio carving
creator_ids
13310
collection_ids
JWL
MED
exhibition_ids
2031
358
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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