Lotto 80 | A ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE SNAKES RING.

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A ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE SNAKES RING.

A ROMAN GOLD DOUBLE SNAKES RING.

1st century B.C.

Int. diam. 19 mm; 7,82 gr

Composed of two coiling snakes, their heads turned out on either side, their bodies forming the hoop, at the centre a gold spherical dot. Incised details on the heads and the bodies. Wear marks.

For a similar typology see: F.H. Marshall, Catalogue of Finger Rings, n° 938

Provenance: From a private collection, France acquired on the art market in the early 2000s