Sale 2770
New York
|
5 December 2012
Price realised
USD 8,750
Estimate
A ROMAN GOLD SNAKE RING CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. Composed from a stout wire, the serpent body forming the hoop, tapering and curving to the head and the tail, the head turned out, a large granule at the center 7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) long; ring size 7¼
Provenance
with Dajani, Jericho, 1983.
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