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Source Description
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 lowered hand.
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Document identity
localId
7668
label
Ring with an Intaglio of Eros
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7668
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with an Intaglio of Eros
description
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 lowered hand.
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.
date
4th-3rd century BC
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
W of Bezel: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm); Diam of Hoop: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Source extras
med
gold, garnet
creator_ids
6256
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
2237
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ebed9b10144ce3b7