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Ring with Reclining Ram
This impressive ring is decorated with chased geometric patterns on the hoop and a reclining ram on top. Lotus blossom ornaments in relief adorn the sides and indicate Egyptian influence. Rings like this would most likely have been worn by high-ranking officials or priests.
Provenance
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Baurat Schiller [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Berlin, 1929, no. 106C; Bachstitz, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. |
| 2006-2009 | Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12/15/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/31/1972 | Examination | technical study |
| 8/31/1972 | Examination | technical study; other |
| 12/20/1977 | Examination | x-ray fluorescence |
| 12/12/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 6/1/1983 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 8/29/1983 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 6/1/2006 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/22/2006 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Syria, Latakieh (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 1 1/2 in. (3.87 cm); Animal H: 5/8 x W: 9/16 x D: 15/16 in. (1.53 x 1.37 x 2.37 cm); Inner Diam.: 3/8 in. (0.94 cm); Outer Diam.: 3/4 in. (1.96 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.970