Harvard Art Museums > 1895.202.E: Carinated Ring 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"Carinated Ring , 1895.202.E,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312114. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1895.202.E Title Carinated Ring Other Titles Alternate Title: Ring (from the Heraion, near Argos) Classification Jewelry Work Type ring Date 8th-5th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Argolis, Heraion (Argolis) Period Geometric period to Classical Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312114 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 2.7 x 0.4 cm (1 1/16 x 3/16 in.) 4.6 g Technical Details Technical Observations: The patinas of these three rings (1895.202.B, 1895.202.E, and 1895.202.F) are dark green with some brown burial accretions. The surfaces are rough with raised corrosion products, and the rings appear to be significantly mineralized. 1895.202.E is slightly better preserved. Although the surfaces are not well preserved, it is possible to see that the profiles and periphery of the ridge decorations are not perfectly regular. The sharp edges of the ridges give the impression of metal that has been cold worked, but there is no reason that these shapes could not be cast using a lost-wax process. Henry Lie (submitted 2002) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton Accession Year 1895 Object Number 1895.202.E 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 Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This ring is convex on the inside and outside, like 1895.202.B and 1895.202.F. The outside consists of two flat surfaces that meet at an angle to form a keel; the keel on the inside is slightly less marked. The interior surfaces protrude over the exterior, forming ridges on each side of the exterior carination. Approximately 95 rings of this type were excavated at the Argive Heraeum, where 1895.202.B, 1895.202.E, and 1895.202.F are said to have been found (1). With diameters between 2.1 and 2.8 cm, most of these rings could be worn as finger rings. NOTES: 1. H. F. de Cou, “The Bronzes of the Argive Heraeum,” in The Argive Heraeum 2, ed. C. Waldstein (Boston, 1905) 191-332, esp. 259-60, nos. 1381-449 (Type C, Form 2), pl. 91. Susanne Ebbinghaus Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Related Works 1895.202.B Carinated Ring Jewelry 1895.202.F Carinated Ring Jewelry Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
