Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.16: Gold Signet Ring Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Gold Signet Ring , 2012.1.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/178950. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.16 Title Gold Signet Ring Classification Jewelry Work Type ring Date 1st century BCE-2nd century CE Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/178950 Physical Descriptions Medium Gold and glass paste Dimensions 1.5 cm (9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1952-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.16 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The thin gold hoop of the ring is flush with the flat oval bezel, in which is inset a glass paste intaglio. The carving depicts a gorgoneion or a scarab. The ring has minor cuts and dents. Commentary A ring of this type, with an intaglio carving, would have been worn as a signet ring. Publication History John Crawford, Sidney Goldstein, George M. A. Hanfmann, John Kroll, Judith Lerner, Miranda Marvin, Charlotte Moore, and Duane Roller, Objects of Ancient Daily Life. A Catalogue of the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Belonging to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, ed. Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), M215, p. 200 [M. C. Marvin] Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
