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Ring

Byzantine (Artist)
7th century (Late Antique)
gold, pearls, semiprecious stones
(Roman Empire , Byzantium and Early Russia, Jewelry)

Unlike seal and marriage rings, which had functional and social significance, small rings of this type were purely ornamental.

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

Henry Walters, New York [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931, by inheritance; Joseph Brummer, New York, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by purchase.

Exhibitions

1984-1987 Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota.
1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.
1979-1980 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
4/19/1984 Treatment cleaned
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Measurements

5/8 x 3/4 x 3/16 in. (1.6 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase [formerly part of the Walters Collection], 1941

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Third Floor: Early Byzantine Art

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

57.1604

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