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Intaglio Ring with The Good Shepherd
4th century
This ring depicts the Good Shepherd. It has an anchor with christian monogram on one side, a vine on the other.
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.
Arthur Evans, Oxford, 1888 [mode of acquistion unknown] [Evans inv. no. 219; said to be from Catania]; Jacob Hirsch, Munich, 1941 [executor of Evans' will]; Saidie A. May, Baltimore, 1942, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Picturing the Bible: The Earliest Christian Art. Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/16/1959 | Treatment | other |
Measurements
H of intaglio: 1/2 x W: 5/8 x D: 3/16 in. (1.25 x 1.53 x 0.45 cm); H of ring: 1/2 x W: 7/8 x D: 15/16 in. (1.3 x 2.2 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Saidie A. May, 1942
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.
42.1343