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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN SNAKE RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Composed of a single strand of gold, coiled three times to form the hoop and twisted into a figure of eight at each end with snake head terminals, with added granular and incised decoration; together with a Ptolemaic bronze ring with female head in profile to the left, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
½ in. (1.3 cm.) and ¾ in. (1.6 cm.) across hoop respectively (2)
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Composed of a single strand of gold, coiled three times to form the hoop and twisted into a figure of eight at each end with snake head terminals, with added granular and incised decoration; together with a Ptolemaic bronze ring with female head in profile to the left, circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
½ in. (1.3 cm.) and ¾ in. (1.6 cm.) across hoop respectively (2)
Provenance
Private collection, UK, acquired prior to 1975; thence by descent to the present owner.
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