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LOT 0029
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)).
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.
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