Lot Essay
This type of bracelet is well-known from Egypt and most probably dates to the 3rd Century A.D.; various types of terminal and fastener configurations are recorded
Details
A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE-HEADED BRACELET, the twisted gold hoop terminating in confronting snake's heads, naturalistically modelled, one bearing a scrolling plate with twin hinge attached, the other with single hinge, the folded pin intact; and another bracelet, similar, pin intact, both 3rd Century A.D., 2½in. (6.3cm.) across max. (2)