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Source Description
There are about 100 massive gilded bronze rings of this type known today. They are all apparently 15th-century Italian and all bear combinations of emblems, including the double-headed Habsburg eagle, the papal tiara and crossed keys, and those of great families from which archbishops, cardinals, and popes have come. It has been suggested that they may have served as a secure form of credential or passport for messengers or others on official business.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
2004
label
Ecclesiastical ""Passport"" Ring
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
2004
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ecclesiastical ""Passport"" Ring
description
There are about 100 massive gilded bronze rings of this type known today. They are all apparently 15th-century Italian and all bear combinations of emblems, including the double-headed Habsburg eagle, the papal tiara and crossed keys, and those of great families from which archbishops, cardinals, and popes have come. It has been suggested that they may have served as a secure form of credential or passport for messengers or others on official business.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1480-1500 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
finger rings
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
4
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/4 × W: 1 9/16 × D: 1 in. (4.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm)
Source extras
med
gilded bronze, rock crystal, silver foil
creator_ids
33562
collection_ids
REN
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
453
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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