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Source Description
Flat hoop edged by twisted wire. Leftward key meander formed of double rows of minute granulation. The "odd man" indicates the join of the ring band. Too fragile for everyday use, this ring may have been intended as funerary jewelry, or may have been part of a bracelet, or other cylindrical ornament.
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Document identity
localId
28565
label
Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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28565
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ring
description
Flat hoop edged by twisted wire. Leftward key meander formed of double rows of minute granulation. The "odd man" indicates the join of the ring band. Too fragile for everyday use, this ring may have been intended as funerary jewelry, or may have been part of a bracelet, or other cylindrical ornament.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called ""Jugoslavian Treasure""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE (?)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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rings
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
3380
med
gold
creator_ids
6291
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
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2513
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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