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Source Description
A gold ring with an oval carnelian intaglio, depicting a wreathed imperial head. The oval bezel with a convex back chased with a sunflower. A foliate scrolled hoop, with split shoulders each enclosing a terminal figure.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
29085
label
Ring with Intaglio
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
29085
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Intaglio
description
A gold ring with an oval carnelian intaglio, depicting a wreathed imperial head. The oval bezel with a convex back chased with a sunflower. A foliate scrolled hoop, with split shoulders each enclosing a terminal figure.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laura F. Delano, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1947, by gift.
date
18th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
intaglios (sculptural objects)
rings
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
1.4
height
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 x Diam: 3/4 in. (1.43 x 1.91 cm)
Source extras
med
carnelian, gold
creator_ids
6229
collection_ids
EAN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
2506
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
62f4d2101deaad39
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
a9bcd00f6cc35760
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no