HEAVY PTOLEMAIC GOLD ARM RING
Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 525 - 30 BC.
A heavy gold spiral snake arm ring, terminating with a tapered loop tail and opposing is a moulded snake head with one remaining blue sapphire or glass inset eye. A fantastic example of Egyptian jewellery featuring a copper core with very thick and entirely preserved 22/23 carat gold sheet.
Size: 50mm x 85mm; Weight: 34.59g
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art gallery, formerly private NYC collection. Ex. Florida collection, acquired at Sotheby’s Arcade, NYC, 1980’s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
