EGYPTIAN GOLD SERPENT RING Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD A flat-section finger ring formed as a single bar coiled to form the hoop with hatched texture to the outer face, extended through a sinuous curve above and below, bulb finial for the head; two small garnet cabochon and one larger to the upper face, each in a cell with ropework collet border. 17.99 grams, 57mm overall, 17.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 14.51, Japan 14) (2 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a Mayfair, London, UK, gentleman. Literature Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79 for type.
EGYPTIAN GOLD SERPENT RING Roman Period, 30 BC-323 AD A flat-section finger ring formed as a single bar coiled to form the hoop with hatched texture to the outer face, extended through a sinuous curve above and below, bulb finial for the head; two small garnet cabochon and one larger to the upper face, each in a cell with ropework collet border. 17.99 grams, 57mm overall, 17.40mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 7, Europe 14.51, Japan 14) (2 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a Mayfair, London, UK, gentleman. 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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