Ring, Head of Christ

CultureByzantine
Titles
  • Ring, Head of Christ
Date901–1200 AD
MediumSteatite
Dimensionsheight × diameter: 3/4 × 1/2 inches

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.61
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
ProvenanceMiss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1937; given to MFAH, 1937.
Exhibition History"The Treasury of San Marco," University of Houston, George R. Brown Room, M.D. Anderson Library, Houston, Texas, from January 19 to February 8, 1987 (LN:87.17)

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