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[edit]Marriage Ring ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Marriage Ring |
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Description |
English: The hoop and circular bezel of this gold ring are edged with beads. The motif of the clasped hands, signifying love, betrothal, and marriage, was first introduced in the Roman period and remained a popular symbol until the 19th century. These rings are also called "fede rings," named after the Italian term for good faith and belief. |
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Date |
6th century date QS:P571,+550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Late Antique) |
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Medium |
gold medium QS:P186,Q897 |
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Dimensions |
height: 1.6 cm (0.6 in); width: 2.2 cm (0.8 in); depth: 2.4 cm (0.9 in) dimensions QS:P2048,1.6U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,2.2U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,2.4U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
57.1715 |
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Place of creation | Greece | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | Objects of Adornment: Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota. 1984-1987. Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987. Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2006-2009. Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry. El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso. 2010. Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 1947. Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Saidie A. May, 1942 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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