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| Keywords: Byzantine - Marriage Ring - Walters 571715 - Top.jpg The hoop and circular bezel of this gold ring are edged with beads The motif of the clasped hands signifying love betrothal and marriage was first introduced in the Roman period and remained a popular symbol until the 19th century These rings are also called fede rings named after the Italian term for good faith and belief century 6 Late Antique gold cm 1 6 2 2 2 4 accession number 57 1715 5973 Mrs Sadie A May Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Mrs Saidie A May 1942 Objects of Adornment Five Thousand Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Gallery Baltimore Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York; Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk; Carnegie Museum of Art Pittsburgh; San Antonio Museum of Art San Antonio; Philbrook Museum of Art Tulsa; Honolulu Academy of Arts Honolulu; New Orleans Museum of Art New Orleans; Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee; Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis; Toledo Museum of Art Toledo; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota 1984-1987 Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum and the Zucker Family Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Greece Walters Art Museum license Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine rings Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Wedding rings Gold rings | ||||
