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Child's Finger Ring

Roman (Artist)
1st-2nd century CE
gold
(Roman Empire , Jewelry)

Inscription

[Inscription] Auxane
[Translation] grow

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.

John Khayat, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by purchase.

Exhibitions

1996-1997 I, Claudia: Women in Ancient Rome. Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh.
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
5/12/1977 Treatment other
4/11/1984 Treatment cleaned; other
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Roman Empire (Place of Origin)

Measurements

1/2 x 9/16 x 3/16 in. (1.2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm)

Credit Line

Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1956

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury

Accession Number

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

57.1863

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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