Ring

between 2nd and 1st century BCE

Greek

On View

Ancient Greek and Roman, Level 2, South Wing

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About the Artwork

This heavy ring has been set with a gold oval deeply chiseled with a scene of the hero Theseus slaying the minotaur, a monstrous creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull. The story of Theseus’s triumph is recorded with dramatic clarity, and the artist has beautifully adapted the carefully modeled figures to the long narrow shape of the bezel.

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Artwork Date between 2nd and 1st century BCE

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Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Greek

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Gold and bronze

Dimensions Overall: 1 5/8 × 1 × 1 1/8 inches (4.1 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)

Classification Jewelry

Department Greco-Roman and Ancient European

Credit Gift of Mrs. William Clay

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 28.121

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Provenance

Mrs. William Clay

1928-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Published References

"Family Art Game," Detroit Free Press (May 18, 1986): p. 31 (ill.) [DIA Advertising Supplement].

Henshaw, Julia P., ed. A Visitors Guide: The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, 1995, p. 113 (ill.).

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Greek, Ring, between 2nd and 1st century BCE, gold and bronze. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. William Clay, 28.121.

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Pelike

Greek

350/330 BC

Draped Female

Greek

3rd-2nd century BCE

Kantharos

Greek

late 4th or early 3rd century BCE

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Krater

Greek

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Kylix

Greek

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Kylix

Greek

Lekythos

Greek

no date

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Ring

Anonymous

middle 19th century

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Finger Ring

North American, Native American

no date

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Finger Ring

North American, Native American

no date

Archer's Ring

Chinese

18th century

Finger Ring

Bobo, African

20th century

Scorpion Finger Ring

Asante, African

between 1900 and 1950

Chief's Finger Ring

Asante, African

between 1900 and 1950

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