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Source Description
This gold ring depicts the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena, in a lively manner-- with flowing hair, a large triple-crested helmet, and the characteristic aegis (shield or breastplate) around her neck.
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Document identity
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31572
label
Ring with the Head of Athena
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Source metadata
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31572
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title
Ring with the Head of Athena
description
This gold ring depicts the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, Athena, in a lively manner-- with flowing hair, a large triple-crested helmet, and the characteristic aegis (shield or breastplate) around her neck.
provenance
Robinson Collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Wyndham F. Cook, London, by 1905, [mode of acquisition unknown] [Cook Catalogue, Vol. II, no. 1, pl. 1I]; Humphrey W. Cook, London, 1905, by inheritance; Sale, London, Christie's, July 14, 1925, lot 13; Dikran Kelekian (?), New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1926, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BC (Hellenistic)
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Gold, Silver & Jewelry
finger rings
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
bezel: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm) (l.);1 in. (2.54 cm) (d.)
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gold
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6256
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GRC
JWL
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1954
2227
2513
2237
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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14f8b532fff87bd9
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2
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photo
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