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| Keywords: English - Thumb Ring - Walters 571989.jpg The ring's large size and lack of central ornamentation suggest that it was worn on the thumb Each of the eight raised facets bears a letter of the inscription IHESUS N Jesus of Nazareth century 14 Medieval silver cm 0 5 2 7 h x diam accession number 57 1989 36296 John Hunt Dublin date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1969 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1969 Inscribed on the eight raised facets on the perimeter of the ring the letters I/H/E/S/U/S/N; Transcription IHESUS N; Translation Jesus of Nazareth World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 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 place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Art of England Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
