Inv. n°: MMoCA807

Roman Gold Serpent Bracelet

A hollow gold bracelet with serpent head and tail terminals; the tail extending to a fine rod coiled around the upper body.

Ø 9.5 cm

c. 2nd-3rd century AD

Gold

Provenance

  • The property of a London City Gentleman, acquired in Europe during the mid-1900s
  • Acquired at Timeline auctions, 17th March 2012, lot 772

Publications

  • Cf. F. H. Marshall, Catalogue of the Jewellery Greek, Etruscan and Roman in the Departments of Antiquities British Museum, , item 2881

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from 2012

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