Ritual ImplementsGreek8th-5th century BCE

Ring

8th-5th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Mixed copper alloy

Culture

Greek

Period

Geometric period to Classical

Century

8th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

5.1 x 0.6 cm (2 x 1/4 in.) 28.8 g

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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