Updated 16 April 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Gold Ring with a Sardonyx Cameo of a Lion
| Date | Cameo: 1st-2nd centuries A.D.; Ring: modern |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | Sardonyx, gold |
| Size（cm） | 12 x 21 x 20 mm |
| Credit Line | Donated by Mr. Kanshi Hashimoto, 2012. |
| Standard ref. | Scarisbrick 69 |
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Collection Number | OA.2012-0068 |
Provenance
Mr. Kanshi Hashimoto (橋本貫志氏), by whom donated to the NMWA, 2012.
Exhibition History
- 2022
- Gem: Sprcial Exhibition, National Museum of Nature and Science, 19 February 2022 - 19 June 2022, cat. no. 16, col. repr.
- 2023
- Thermae: Ancient Rome, Japan and the Joy of Bathing, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, 9 September 2023 - 5 November 2023, Oita Prefectural Art Museum, 25 November 2023-21 January 2024; Panasonic Shiodome Museum of Art, 6 April 2024-9 June; Kobe City Museum, 22 June 2024-25 August, cat. no. 91, col. repr.
Bibliography
- 2022
- Gem: Sprcial Exhibition (exh. cat.). TBS, ed. Tokyo, TBS; Yomiuri Shimbun, 2022, pp. 33, 42, cat. no. 16, col. repr.
- 2023
- Thermae: Ancient Rome, Japan and the Joy of Bathing (exh. cat.). Aoyagi, Masanori; Haga, Kyoko. Kyoto, Seigensha, 2023, pp. 94, 183, cat. no. 91, col. repr.