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Source Description
This gold ring has a heavy elliptical hoop and a broad flat bezel. Carved in intaglio on the bezel is a bust of the Greco-Egyptian deity Zeus-Serapis wearing a modius in profile to the left.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28301
label
Ring Engraved with a Bust of Zeus-Serapis
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
28301
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Ring Engraved with a Bust of Zeus-Serapis
description
This gold ring has a heavy elliptical hoop and a broad flat bezel. Carved in intaglio on the bezel is a bust of the Greco-Egyptian deity Zeus-Serapis wearing a modius in profile to the left.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century CE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
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rings
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Diam: 11/16 in. (1.75 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
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6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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