Provenance Information

Collection of Benjamin Zucker, New York, by 1985; purchased from Mr. Zucker through Les Enluminures by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016.

Exhibition Information

Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tenn. from Sept. 15, 2006, to Jan. 14, 2007; the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Fla. from Feb. 18 to May 13, 2007; Walters Art Museum, October 19, 2008, to January 4, 2009.

Publication Information

Scarisbrick, Diana. 2007. Rings : Jewelry of Power, Love, and Loyalty. no. 81, p. 63, London: Thames and Hudson, London.

Hindman, Sandra, Beatriz Chadour-Sampson, Reine Hadjadj, Mr. Jack Ogden, and Diana Scarisbrick. 2014. Cycles of Life : Rings from the Benjamin Zucker Family Collection, Les Enluminures. no. 9, pp. 74–77, London: Paul Holberton Publishing.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

This work was placed on deposit at the Walters Art Museum from 1985 to 2013. It was displayed as part of the Walter’s traveling Bedazzled exhibition in 2007/8 and has been published twice. The Metropolitan Museum has some 25 Roman gold finger rings, mostly dated to the early imperial period. There is nothing comparable to this large and impressive Late Roman ring. It is significant not only in terms of its bulk but also for its use as a betrothal or wedding ring—a tradition that only became firmly established in the 3rd century A.D. It is a welcome addition to the Metropolitan Museum’s holdings of ancient jewelry.

Provenance Information

[By 2001, with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London]; 2001, purchased by Mary and Michael Jaharis from Ariadne Galleries, New York; 2001-2015, collection of Mary and Michael Jaharis, New York; acquired in 2015, gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis in honor of Thomas P. Campbell.

Exhibition Information

This work was exhibited while on loan at the Metropolitan Museum beginning in June 2014.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Silver plate was used throughout the ancient Greek world in the Classical period, although very little survives. Even rarer are the so-called “gold-figure” vessels, which have been predominantly found on the north-eastern fringes of the Hellenized world in ancient Thrace and the ancient Bosporan kingdom. On this beautifully preserved libation vessel, four youths hunt deer on horseback with spears. The artist makes clever use of the circular shape to show the hunters encircling their quarry.

Provenance Information

[By 2001, with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London]; 2001, purchased by Mary and Michael Jaharis from Ariadne Galleries, New York; 2001-2015, collection of Mary and Michael Jaharis, New York; acquired in 2015, gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis in honor of Thomas P. Campbell.

Exhibition Information

This work was exhibited while on loan at the Metropolitan Museum beginning in June 2014.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Silver plate was used throughout the ancient Greek world in the Classical period, although very little survives. Even rarer are the so-called “gold-figure” vessels, which have been predominantly found on the north-eastern fringes of the Hellenized world in ancient Thrace and the ancient Bosporan kingdom. This vessel is a particularly good example of this metalwork which is otherwise not represented in the Museum’s collection.

Provenance Information

[By 2001, with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London]; 2003, purchased by Mary and Michael Jaharis from Ariadne Galleries, New York; 2003-2015, collection of Mary and Michael Jaharis, New York; acquired in 2015, gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis in honor of Thomas P. Campbell.

Exhibition Information

This work was exhibited while on loan at the Metropolitan Museum beginning in June 2014.

Publication Information

None.

Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970

Cumulative facts and circumstances

Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above

Silver plate was used throughout the ancient Greek world in the Classical period, although very little survives. Even rarer are the so-called “gold-figure” vessels, which have been predominantly found on the north-eastern fringes of the Hellenized world in ancient Thrace and the ancient Bosporan kingdom. This vessel is a particularly good example of this metalwork which is otherwise not represented in the Museum’s collection.