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Neck Ring
This Viking neck ring is made from three twisted silver wires and is fastened by an unusual conical knob and loop clasp. It was both jewelry and money to its owner. Large neck rings and smaller arms rings were buried in Viking hoards in Ireland, Scandinavia, and England, all important hubs of Viking sea trade. This neck ring was found buried with a plain arm ring (present location unknown), in Fenit, County Kerry, Ireland in 1880.
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.
[Found in Fenit, County Kerry, Ireland, 1880]; Robert Day, Cork [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Robert Day of Cork Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, May 19-22, 1913, no. 452; Permain [dealer], 1913, by purchase; William Randolph Hearst, by purchase; William Hearst Collection Sale, New York, February 10, 1941, lot 999, no. 166; Trustees of the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, February 10, 1941, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1941, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 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. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/19/1984 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
United Kingdom, Ireland, Fenit (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 3/4 in. (12 x 11.8 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the members of the Board of Trustees: Robert Garrett, B. Howell Griswold, Jr., George C. Cutler, Philip B. Perlman and Morgan C. Marshall, 1941
Location in Museum
Centre Street: Third Floor: Migration and Early Medieval Art
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.
57.1599