Bidspirit auction | LARGE ROMANO-EGYPTIAN BRONZE SNAKE-SHAPED AMULET

LARGE ROMANO-EGYPTIAN BRONZE SNAKE-SHAPED AMULET - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A bronze amulet in the form of a snake. The body curves into an open coil, thickening towards the head, which is modelled with minimal detail. For similar see: M. Bolla, Animali di bronzo del Museeo archeologico al teatro Romano di Verona, 2021, Cat.203. Size: 12mm x 91mm; Weight: 82g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.