Lot
372
A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Price realised
USD 19,120
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 20,000
A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
Hellenistic Period, Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
The solid hoop carinated on the exterior, coiled into a spiral, the ends terminating in an undulating naturalistically-modelled snake, the scales and the ribbed underside well-detailed, the finely-contoured head with recessed eyes
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.