Finger Ring

European

500–700

Not on view

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Provenance

Title: Finger Ring
Date: 500–700
Culture: European
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Overall: 1 x 11/16 x 1/4 in., 0.1oz. (2.5 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm, 3g)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.192.221
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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