Roman Bronze Bangle with Snakes Finials

£ 280.00

An Ancient Roman bronze bangle composed of a single wire with finials modelled in the shape of snakes’ heads. The snakes’ heads are further enriched by incised concentric circles and lines.

 

Date: Circa 1st - 3rd Century AD
Condition: Fine, complete and intact. The bronze displays a nice olive-green patination to the surface.

SOLD

Product Code: RES-45
Category: Tags: , ,

Bronze, silver and gold jewellery in the form of snakes were among the most popular objects in Roman and Greek jewellery. Snake jewels had a host of amuletic connotations. They were particularly associated with the healing snakes of Asclepius, the god of medicine. Snakes also held different meanings from being guardians to being symbols of resurrection.

To discover more about jewellery in the Ancient World, please visit our relevant post: Jewellery in Antiquity.

Dimensions W 5 cm
Region

Southern Europe

Metal

Bronze

You may also like…