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 wound about the shank. Cf. Taylor, G. & Scarisbrick, D. Finger Rings from Ancient Egypt to the Present Day, Oxford, 1978, item 79. 6.73 grams, 22.25mm overall, 18.80mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15) (3/4"). Property of a Scandinavian collector; formerly the property of a North London gentleman; previously in a London, UK, collection, formed before 1980.
Very fine condition.
Estimate: 800 - 1000