Snake Bracelet

1st century CE (Roman Imperial) Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm) Citation Source image

Solid-gold bracelets and rings in the form of snakes were among the most popular objects in Greek and Roman jewelry. The bracelets were often worn in pairs, either on the wrist or on the upper arm. The snakes symbolize fertility and were intended to ward off evil.

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Giovanni Dattari, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Collection of Giovanni DattarivSale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 17-19, 1912, lot 573; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Roman
Medium
gold

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