Keywords: Syrian - Ring with Reclining Ram - Walters 57970 - Profile.jpg This impressive ring is decorated with chased geometric patterns on the hoop and a reclining ram on top Lotus blossom ornaments in relief adorn the sides and indicate Egyptian influence Rings like this would most likely have been worn by high-ranking officials or priests century 14 13 BC electrum Overall cm 3 87 ; Animal cm 1 53 1 37 2 37 ; Inner Diam cm 0 94 ; Outer Diam cm 1 96 accession number 57 970 19706 Baurat Schiller date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Berlin 1929 no 106C Bachstitz 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1929 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 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 place of origin Latakieh Syria Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Metalwork from Syria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |