A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK GOLD SNAKE BRACELET
Hellenistic Period, Circa 2nd-1st Century B.C.
The solid hoop carinated on the exterior, coiled into a spiral, the ends terminating in an undulating naturalistically-modelled snake, the scales and the ribbed underside well-detailed, the finely-contoured head with recessed eyes
2¾ in. (7 cm.) diameter
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.

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