Ring with an Intaglio of Eros and a Panther
The gold ring has an oval hoop, round in section, with an amethyst stone set into the bezel. Represented in intaglio are a leopard and Eros beside a krater.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Charles Newton-Robinson, by 1909, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Charles Newton-Robinson sale, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 22 June 1909, lot 124a [as from Bath, England]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, 1909, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
Date | Description | Narrative |
---|---|---|
12/14/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
United Kingdom, England, Bath
(Place of Origin)
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 11/16 in. (1.75 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.
57.1019