Ring with an Intaglio of Eros
4th-3rd century BC
W of Bezel: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm); Diam of Hoop: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
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The hoop is slightly rounded on the outside and flat on the inside; the shoulders are square. The stepped oval bezel has a rinceau pattern between raised gold borders. The garnet is strongly convex and is cut in intaglio with Eros wearing a sash and holding a torch in his lowe...
Artifact
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7668
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.1021 |
Terms
Medium
gold, garnet
Genre
rings