Two Romano-Egyptian Gold Snake Bracelets
Sale 1035 - Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
May 26, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$8,000 -
10,000
Price Realized
$10,625
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Lot Description
Two Romano-Egyptian Gold Snake Bracelets
Circa 1st Century B.C.
Diameter of largest 2 3/4 inches (7 cm).
Property from a Florida Private Collection
Provenance:
Jack Ogden, London, UK, August 1984.
Note:
Both solid cast, the scales and details of the snakes' heads and tails were chased after casting. Each formed from a wire, circular in section, one a single coil, and the other a double coil. Illustrations of Romano-Egyptian anthropoid mummy cases show bracelets, such as these, worn in pairs above the elbow. For a similar snake bracelet, see the British Museum (Inv. no. 1917.0601.2780).
Both solid cast, the scales and details of the snakes' heads and tails were chased after casting. Each formed from a wire, circular in section, one a single coil, and the other a double coil. Illustrations of Romano-Egyptian anthropoid mummy cases show bracelets, such as these, worn in pairs above the elbow. For a similar snake bracelet, see the British Museum (Inv. no. 1917.0601.2780).
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