Ring with an Intaglio of Eros

Description The hoop is slightly rounded on the outside and flat on the inside; the shoulders are square. The stepped oval bezel has a rinceau pattern between raised gold borders. The garnet is strongly convex and is cut in intaglio with Eros wearing a sash and holding a torch in his lowered hand.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
12/22/1960	Treatment	other
1/14/1979	Examination	examined for condition

Exhibitions

• Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
• From Alexander to Cleopatra: Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1988-1989.

Provenance Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911