Description
The ring's large size and lack of central ornamentation suggest that it was worn on the thumb. Each of the eight raised facets bears a letter of the inscription, IHESUS N (Jesus of Nazareth).
Provenance
John Hunt, Dublin, Ireland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1969.
Inscriptions
[Inscription] On the eight raised facets on the perimeter of the ring: I/H/E/S/U/S/N; [Transcription] IHESUS N; [Translation] Jesus of Nazareth
Credit
Museum purchase, 1969