Ring

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

Exhibitions

• Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

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

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