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| Keywords: Byzantine - Ring - Walters 57542 - Profile.jpg The blue nicolo itaglio has a delicate figure of Nike Victory standing on an orb and holding a wreath in her outstretched hand The circular bezel is almost completely separated from the hoop and is held up by a pair of leopards Other rings of this type contain coins of emperors of the 3rd and 4th centuries This ring was most likely a reward given by an emperor to a successful military leader century 4 Late Antique gold nicolo onyx niello cm 3 18 4 45 accession number 57 542 38099 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Gold Jewelry Craft Style and Meaning from Mycenae to Constantinopolis Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design Providence 1983 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 place of origin Eastern Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine rings Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
