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Keywords: Italian - "Papal" Ring - Walters 54434 - Profile.jpg Rings of this type mostly date from the 15th and 16th centuries and are decorated with papal arms mitres crossed keys and other ecclesiastical symbols Their name is somewhat misleading as it is unlikely that they were actually worn by the popes given the quantities that were produced and the inexpensive materials used which would not appeal to the papal taste for precious stones in lavish settings Therefore it remains unclear for whom these rings were intended Their massive size adds to the mystery as they probably would not have been worn for an extended time It is possible that they were souvenirs given out by the pope to pilgrims This example bears the arms of Cardinal Gabriele Condolmerio 1408-1431 a cardinal's mitre and a papal tiara between 1408 1431 gilded bronze red stone cm 4 2 6 accession number 54 434 36521 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance applied arts in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review 15th-century jewellery
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