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Ring
Greek
4th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: 0.016 L.
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number27.770
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Rings
Catalogue Raisonné
Lewes House Gems, no. 082 (1920; 2002, additional published references).
DescriptionRing with engraved bezel and quadrangular hoop. The Nemean lion at bay with a club above him.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to J. D. Beazley, The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, no. 82: given by Mrs. John Marshall.); April 5, 1926: loaned to MFA by Edward Perry Warren (as 96.26); November 17, 1927: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA