https://byzantinephilly.lcdss.reclaim.hosting/files/original/4d9074a54ecc1029a6c78018a298cc9a.jpeg eece1f964ac6ff225ac8a54343cb03f2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Personal Adornment Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Luke Pelcher Description An account of the resource <span>In the world of Byzantine art, jewelry and personal adornment played an important role in visual culture. The objects presented in this gallery, despite having common themes of devotion or protection, emphasize the wide variety of uses for jewelry in the Byzantine era — for instance, among the rings in this collection there is a wide variety of utilities; while adornment was typically a show of wealth and power, the ways in which individual objects were used still vary — from a marriage ring to a curse ring to a ring of devotion. Each of these</span><span>,</span><span> and all the pieces presented here</span><span>,</span><span> hold a unique story and show the power of Byzantine jewelry in the role of self-presentation.</span><span> </span> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gem Ring Subject The topic of the resource Late Antique Ring with Modern Setting Description An account of the resource Rings were a very common form of personal adornment within the Byzantine Empire. They would be a means of conveying the wealth and/ or faith of the wearer. While this particular gem ring doesn’t have any identifiable imagery, it does contain text engraved on the surface in intaglio (an engraving technique). This engraving, written in Greek, does not have any comprehensible meaning, which may suggest that it functioned as a curse ring. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Natalie Green Relation A related resource https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/169749 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Agate and metal, height 1.2 cm, width 0.9 cm Language A language of the resource Greek Type The nature or genre of the resource Ring Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 29-128-1826 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Penn Museum