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Silver Ring with Flattened Hoop
The hoop is flattened to produce a flat, diamond-shaped bezel engraved with a sphinx and swan with spread wings in a hatched border ending in palmettes. A break and mend are visible running through the middle of the bezel.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, New York [Yugoslavian treasure]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1971 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/7/1978 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Italy (Etruria) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1927
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.704