Ring
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| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Alternative Title | Ring (from the Heraion, near Argos) |
| Period | Geometric period to Classical |
| Created in | Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Argolis, Heraion (Argolis) |
| Century | 8th-5th century BCE |
| Culture | Greek |
| Dimensions | 2.2 x 0.3 cm (7/8 x 1/8 in.) 2.5 g |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
The size of this plain ring with rounded section is suitable for a finger ring, but other functions, such as a ring handle, cannot be excluded (1). NOTES: 1. For similar rings, see H. F. de Cou, “The Bronzes of the Argive Heraeum,” in The Argive Heraeum 2, ed. C. Waldstein (Boston, 1905) 191-332, esp. 252, groups I and II. Susanne Ebbinghaus
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Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton