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Source Description
The gold ring has a serpent's head at each end of the hoop, the heads turned back against their necks. Skin and details of the heads are crudely indicated by short strokes and cross-hatching.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1919
label
Double-Headed Snake Ring
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
1919
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Double-Headed Snake Ring
description
The gold ring has a serpent's head at each end of the hoop, the heads turned back against their necks. Skin and details of the heads are crudely indicated by short strokes and cross-hatching.
provenance
Michel Abemayor, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
finger rings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.7
height
2.5
depth
2.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/16 × W: 1 × D: 1 in. (3.7 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2054
2513
2704
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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