EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A D-section coiled gold hoop with punched scale detailing, broad lozenge-shaped head with lentoid eyes, double-looped tail. 7.91 grams, 19mm overall, 14.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5) (3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Literature Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79.
EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC A D-section coiled gold hoop with punched scale detailing, broad lozenge-shaped head with lentoid eyes, double-looped tail. 7.91 grams, 19mm overall, 14.53mm internal diameter (approximate size British G 1/2, USA 3 1/2, Europe 5.55, Japan 5) (3/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance From a private collection; formed 1965-1975. Literature Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79.
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