MAKE A MEME View Large Image Roman - Snake Ring - Walters 571539.jpg The inner face of the gold ring is flat allowing it to fit snugly against the finger; the outer face is slightly convex The snake's skin is rendered at head and tail by curving rows of short strokes ...
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Keywords: Roman - Snake Ring - Walters 571539.jpg The inner face of the gold ring is flat allowing it to fit snugly against the finger; the outer face is slightly convex The snake's skin is rendered at head and tail by curving rows of short strokes Broader strokes mark features along the side of the head and at the very tip of the tail The eyes are hollowed as if once inlaid with colored glass century 1 BC - century 1 AD gold cm 2 2 1 3 7 accession number 57 1539 31414 Michel Abemayor Cairo date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Beyond the Pharaohs Egypt and the Copts in the Second to Seventh Centuries A D Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design Providence; The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1989 place of origin Roman Empire Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Snakes in art Ancient Roman snake jewellery Ancient Roman rings
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