Finger Ring with Intaglio Depicting Eros

3rd century

Roman

For both men and women in the Roman world, jewelry functioned as a visible sign of wealth, social standing,
and gender. Artists of the time created some works in accord with earlier Hellenistic and Etruscan preferences
for the extravagant and conspicuous use of gold. Over time, imperial expansion increased Romans’ access to a variety of valuable materials, leading to a distinctly Roman taste for jewelry incorporating color—typically in the form of gemstones or glass, as seen in this ring.

Status: On View, Gallery 152
Department: Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist: Ancient Roman
Title: Finger Ring with Intaglio Depicting Eros
Place: Rome (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 200 CE–300 CE
Medium: Gold and banded stone or glass
Dimensions: 2.5 × 2 cm (1 × 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 2013.1105
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The Ralph Harari Collection of Finger Rings, John Boardman and Diana Scarisbrick, Thames and Hudson, London, 1977, no 37, pp 28-29 (ill.)
Sotheby & Co., London, Catalogue of the Superb Collection of Rings, Nov. 10, 1937, no. 317, p. 67, plate X1.
Catalogue of a Collection of Ancient Rings Formed by the Late E. Guilhou, Seymour de Ricci, Paris, 1912, no. 222 (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, Of Gods and Glamour: The Mary and Michael Jaharis Galleries of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Art, Gallery 151, April 18, 2014 - present.

Édouard Guilhou, Paris; the estate of Édouard Guilhou, Paris, by 1912; sold, Sotheby’s London, November 10, 1937, lot 317, to Ralph Andrew Harari (died 1969), London and Cairo; by descent to the Harari family, London; sold, S.J. Philips Ltd., London, 1975. Dorothy Braude Edinburg; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.

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