Keywords: Etruscan - Gold Cartouche Ring - Walters 57427.jpg Hollow hoop with an oblong bezel engraved with a griffin facing a lion The animals are separated and surrounded by a hatched line Cartouche rings ultimately of Egyptian origin are the earliest type of ring known in Etruria popular in the late 7th and 6th centuries century 6 BC gold Max Diam cm 2 4 accession number 57 427 15706 Joseph Brummer New York Yugoslavian treasure Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1927 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Etruria in present-day Italy Walters Art Museum license Etruscan art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Gold rings |