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Ring

Ring

  • Place of origin:

    Europe (made)

  • Date:

    400-300 BC (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Engraved gold

  • Credit Line:

    Salting Bequest

  • Museum number:

    M.552-1910

  • Gallery location:

    Jewellery, room 91, case 4, shelf A, box 16

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This gold ring has an oval bezel and a hoop of rounded diamond-shaped cross-section. The design of the intaglio on the bezel is engraved with an elegantly draped woman standing. She wears the chiton and himation dress, sandals and a simple bracelet. Her head is crowned with a polos, a tall cylindrical crown, with a veil. She also holds a sceptre in her left hand. These last two attributes suggests she is a divinity or a queen.
The quality of the engraving is outstanding.

Physical description

Gold ring, the oval bezel engraved with a figure of Hera

Place of Origin

Europe (made)

Date

400-300 BC (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Engraved gold

Dimensions

Height: 2.2 cm, Width: 2.2 cm, Depth: 1.6 cm

Descriptive line

Gold ring, the oval bezel engraved with a figure of Hera, Greek world, 400-300 BC

Production Note

Greek world, around the Mediterranean

Materials

Gold

Subjects depicted

Hera

Categories

Metalwork; Jewellery

Collection code

MET

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