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Ring
The ring appears to be of gold foil wrapped over a light weight core. The carnelian intaglio gem, set flush with the face of the ring, shows Fortuna holding a cornucopia and a ship's steering oar.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dr and Mrs. Robert Fox, Baltimore [acquired in Istanbul, date and mode unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1969, by gift.
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. |
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/1/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Inner Diam: 11/16 in. (1.75 cm); Outer Diam: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Fox, 1969
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1985