The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Ring

early 1900s

Oman

silver
Diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.377
Location: Not on view

Description

Silver finger-ringers were gifted or worn by both Omani men and women in a Zār ceremony to ward off evil.
  • ?–1916
    Mr. Jeptha Homer Wade II [1857–1926] and Mrs. Ellen Garretson Wade [1859–1917], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1916–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • A comparable finger-ring from Oman is in the British Museum collection. www.britishmuseum.org
    Hawley, Ruth. Omani Silver. London; New York: Longman, 1984. Comparative Material.
    Forster, Avelyn. Disappearing Treasures of Oman: Fascinating Story and Illustrated Guide to Recognising, Buying and Restoring Antique Bedouin Artefacts. Clevedon, Somerset: Archway Books, 1998. Comparative Material Reproduced: p, 87, fig. 84
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.377