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Ring
Unknown Artist/Maker2nd half 1st century CE
The Jewish Museum, New York
New York, United States
Freud, who related the process of psychoanalysis to archaeology, was a passionate collector of ancient art. This ring came from Sigmund Freud's collection. It was given by his daughter Anna to "an analyst she felt indebted to." The stone bears the image of the Roman goddess Fortuna, who is associated with good fortune, peace and prosperity.
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Details
- Title: Ring
- Creator: Unknown Artist/Maker
- Date Created: 2nd half 1st century CE
- Location: Rome, Italy, Europe
- Physical Dimensions: 3/8 × 13/16 × 15/16 in. (0.9 × 2 × 2.3 cm)
- Provenance: Sigmund Freud; his daughter Anna Freud; Anonymous, 1960; donated to TJM 1985
- Type: Antiquities
- Rights: https://thejewishmuseum.org/about-this-site#terms-conditions
- External Link: View this object at thejewishmuseum.org
- Medium: Gold; carnelian or glass: intaglio
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