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Source Description
This ring has a swivel bezel with an intaglio that depicts a head in profile to the left, sometimes identified as Asander I, King of Bosphorus. The signature "of Apollonios" is inscribed in Greek below the head.
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Document identity
localId
11475
label
Ring with Portrait of a Courtier
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
11475
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring with Portrait of a Courtier
description
This ring has a swivel bezel with an intaglio that depicts a head in profile to the left, sometimes identified as Asander I, King of Bosphorus. The signature "of Apollonios" is inscribed in Greek below the head.
provenance
Morrison Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Morrison Sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 1898, lot 261 [said to be from Kerch]; E. Guilhou, France, by 1912 [mode of acquisition unknown] [Guilhou no. 202]; Arthur Evans, Oxford, by 1938, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Evans inv. no. 65]; Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 1941 [executor of Evans' will]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by purchase.
date
late 3rd-mid 1st century BCE (Seleucid)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
intaglios
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.8
height
2.3
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/8 x W: 15/16 x D: 15/16 in. (2.8 x 2.3 x 2.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Translation] of Apollonios
med
garnet; ring: gold
creator_ids
15418
collection_ids
GRC
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
2237
3294
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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