Keywords: Byzantine - Ring - Walters 571642 - Group.jpg Unlike seal and marriage rings which had functional and social significance small rings of this type were purely ornamental century 7 Late Antique gold pearls and semiprecious stones cm 1 5 accession number 57 1642 12187 Henry Walters New York date of acquisition unknown by purchase Sadie Jones Mrs Henry Walters New York 1931 by inheritance Joseph Brummer New York by purchase Walters Art Museum 1941 by purchase Museum purchase formerly part of the Walters Collection 1941 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine and Early Russian art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Byzantine rings |