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Source Description
The gold ring has an elliptical hoop, broadening at the shoulder, and a broad oval bezel. Within the bezel is a ledge with the representation of a lion and star inlaid in niello.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
34455
label
Ring Engraved with a Lion
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
34455
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring Engraved with a Lion
description
The gold ring has an elliptical hoop, broadening at the shoulder, and a broad oval bezel. Within the bezel is a ledge with the representation of a lion and star inlaid in niello.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century CE (Late Antique)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 5/8 in. (1.59 cm)
Source extras
cul
Late Antique
med
gold, niello
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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30ebe6a2aa9f83ac