Keywords: Ostrogothic - Finger Ring - Walters 571603 - Three Quarter.jpg The engraved hatching of this ring is characteristic of much Migration period jewelry as is the combination of gold and red stones usually garnets The small size does not necessarily indicate that this ring was intended for a child From ancient times through the Middle Ages rings were commonly worn on all joints of the finger century 5 Early Medieval gold garnet cm 1 1 6 1 6 accession number 57 1603 913 Henry Walters New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Sale Joseph Brummer New York 1941 Walters Art Museum July 14 1941 by purchase Museum purchase 1941 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Romans and Barbarians Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston 1976-1977 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Fenit Ireland United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Ostrogothic jewellery Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update |