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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN GOLD SERPENT RING
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (4.32 grams, 21.57 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D. OR LATER
3/4 in. (4.32 grams, 21.57 mm overall, 17.47 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)).
The hoop a double-coil with lateral loops, lentoid head, applied cell with beaded wire collar and inset green glass cabochon.
PROVENANCE:
From the Gustave Mustaki collection, Alexandria, Egypt.
Acquired early to mid 20th century and exported under Egyptian government license.
with Charles Ede 1990s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 116, for type.
