Ring with Intaglio

Description A gold ring with an oval carnelian intaglio, depicting a wreathed imperial head. The oval bezel with a convex back chased with a sunflower. A foliate scrolled hoop, with split shoulders each enclosing a terminal figure.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
2/08/1962	Treatment	cleaned

Exhibitions

• I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1977-1978.
• Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Laura F. Delano, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, June 9, 1947, by gift.

Credit Gift of Laura F. Delano, 1947