EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING 5th-4th century BC A round-section gold hoop of twisted rods with S-shaped terminals formed as snake-heads, granule detailing. 6.55 grams, 23mm overall, 19.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Literature Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79 for type.
EGYPTIAN GOLD SNAKE RING 5th-4th century BC A round-section gold hoop of twisted rods with S-shaped terminals formed as snake-heads, granule detailing. 6.55 grams, 23mm overall, 19.05mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 9, Europe 19.69, Japan 19) (1"). Condition Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Literature Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79 for type.
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