Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis (1–100 CE): Art, History and Details
Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1–100 CE, gold. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis (1–100 CE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This spiral gold ring is decorated with tiny busts on either terminal, representing the gods Isis and Serapis. Both gods are shown from the waist up, with wide shoulders and small heads that create a shape reminiscent of a cobra snake.
Object facts
- Title: Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis
- Date: 1–100 CE
- Culture: Greece or Italy, Rome (?)
- Type: Jewelry
- Technique: gold
- Dimensions: Diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
- Collection: GR - Roman
- Department: Greek and Roman Art
- Accession number: 1916.103
A detail from the museum
The two ends of this spiral ring terminate in humanlike protomes.
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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