Finger Ring with Figure of Nike

The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated 300s BCE. Recorded culture or place: Greece.

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OBJECT RECORD

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Museum title: Finger Ring with Figure of Nike
Date: 300s BCE
Culture / origin: Greece
Materials and technique: gold
Dimensions: Diameter: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); Bezel: 2.2 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.)
Artist / maker: Not specified by the museum
Museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 1985.66

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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.

The figured carved on the upper portion of this gold ring represents Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. She faces right in contrapposto with one hand behind her back while the other, outstretched, displays a wreath. The goddess is exquisitely engraved, with separately modeled locks of hair and individual feathers on her wings. Engraved rings were worn both as jewelry and as personal signatures, since the engraved image could be pressed to create a seal.