Bidspirit auction | ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING

ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING - Ca. 332 BC - AD 100. A gold ring formed from a single rod of circular-section wire wound into six tight spirals, terminating with a stylised serpent’s head hammered into a flattened, almond-shaped form. The tail end extends into three small coils.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 10.130.1509.Size: D:12.4mm / US: 1 / UK: B; Weight: 4.31gProvenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.