Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent
Greek
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Caption
Greek. Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent, 3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm) mount: 1 3/4 × 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 1.9 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent
Date
3rd century B.C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Egypt, Place made: Ionian Islands, Ithaca, Ionian Islands, Ithaca, Ionian Islands, Greece
Medium
Gold, glass
Classification
Dimensions
3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm) mount: 1 3/4 × 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 1.9 × 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.785E
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