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Intaglio with the Head of Zeus Set in a Ring
late 4th-late 1st century BCE (Hellenistic)
carnelian; mount: gold
This intaglio shows the head of the god Zeus frontally. The top right of the intaglio is broken, but the bezel of the ring has been engraved to continue the image.
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.
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.
A. Morrison collection [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson, London, by 1904, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, lot 89; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/19/1976 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
Overall: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1909
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
42.122