Roman Snake Ring
Solid-gold bracelets and rings in the form of snakes were among the most popular objects in Greek and Roman jewelry. The snakes symbolize fertility and were intended to ward off evil.
Artifact
| id |
id
27636
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
object
|
| stage |
stage
normalized
|
| provenance |
provenance
Furman Hebb, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, by gift, 1990.
|
| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
|
| language |
language
en
|
| pageCount |
pageCount
1
|
| source |
source
import
|
Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2163_3Qtr_TR_T05II.jpg |
|---|---|
| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2163_3Qtr_TR_T05II.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_57.2163_3Qtr_TR_T05II.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/57.2163 |