Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.214: Ring in Form of Coil 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"Ring in Form of Coil , 1920.44.214,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303786. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.214 Title Ring in Form of Coil Classification Jewelry Work Type ring Date 7th-2nd century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria Period Archaic period to Hellenistic Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303786 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Hammered Dimensions 1.8 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (11/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is pale green over brown; there are some areas of exposed metal and cuprite. There is a corroded stress crack, but otherwise the coil is intact. The coil was made by hot working and hammering a rod over a form, which resulted in a spiral with unevenly thick coils, a flattened inner surface, and a rounded outer surface. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History 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). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.214 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 ring, with four complete coils, is curved on the exterior and concave on the interior. There is a slight midridge on the exterior. It would have perhaps been used as decoration rather than worn as a finger ring. Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
