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Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)
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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)
Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view2_PS9.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view2_PS9.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.785E_view1.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.785E_view1.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_SL3.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_SL3.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_NegA_SL4.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.785E_view2.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.785E_view2.jpg)

Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.781E_37.785E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.781E_37.785E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Great Hall, South, 1st floor
CULTURE Greek
MEDIUM Gold, glass
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES 3rd century B.C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
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)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 37.785E
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
PROVENANCE Archaeological provenance not yet documented, probably from Ithaca, Greece, possibly from Egypt; by 1852, acquired in Egypt by Henry Abbott; 1859, purchased from Henry Abbott by the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; September 1948, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Gold ring in form of serpent, coiled five times.
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MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Great Hall, South, 1st floor
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). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY
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Greek. <em>Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent</em>, 3rd century B.C.E. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.785E_view1_PS9.jpg)

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3rd Century B.C.E.
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Coiled
earrings
Egypt
Egyptian
Five
Garnet
Glass
Gold
Greek
Henry Abbott Collection
Jewelry
Large
New York Historical Society Collection
Ring
Serpent
Soldered

TAGS

3rd Century B.C.E.
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Coiled
earrings
Egypt
Egyptian
Five
Garnet
Glass
Gold
Greek
Henry Abbott Collection
Jewelry
Large
New York Historical Society Collection
Ring
Serpent
Soldered

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