Ring
4th century - 5th century (made)
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This ring forms part of a collection of 760 rings and engraved gems from the collection of Edmund Waterton (1830-87). Waterton was one of the foremost ring collectors of the nineteenth century and was the author of several articles on rings, a book on English devotion to the Virgin Mary and an unfinished catalogue of his collection (the manuscript is now the National Art Library). Waterton was noted for his extravagance and financial troubles caused him to place his collection in pawn with the London jeweller Robert Phillips. When he was unable to repay the loan, Phillips offered to sell the collection to the Museum and it was acquired in 1871. A small group of rings which Waterton had held back were acquired in 1899.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved and nielloed silver |
| Brief description | Nielloed silver ring, the circular bezel inscribed AVE DAX under a sun, with incised angular shoulders, Roman, 4th to 5th century |
| Physical description | Nielloed silver ring, the circular bezel inscribed AVE DAX under a sun, with incised angular shoulders |
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| Marks and inscriptions | inscribed AVE DAX under a sun (It may have been intended for Ave Pax)
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| Object history | Found at Cologne, ex Senkler and Waterton Collections |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This ring forms part of a collection of 760 rings and engraved gems from the collection of Edmund Waterton (1830-87). Waterton was one of the foremost ring collectors of the nineteenth century and was the author of several articles on rings, a book on English devotion to the Virgin Mary and an unfinished catalogue of his collection (the manuscript is now the National Art Library). Waterton was noted for his extravagance and financial troubles caused him to place his collection in pawn with the London jeweller Robert Phillips. When he was unable to repay the loan, Phillips offered to sell the collection to the Museum and it was acquired in 1871. A small group of rings which Waterton had held back were acquired in 1899. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 601-1871 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2006 |
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