An ancient Roman solid gold ring featuring an Intaglio of a Serpent

Ancient Roman ring set with an oval cornelian intaglio depicting a coiled snake (serpent).

Snake jewels in Roman times had a host of amuletic connotations. They were associated with the healing snakes of Asclepius, the god of medicine, who in Egypt was assimilated with the god Sarapis. Snakes also had many meanings from being guardians to being symbols of resurrection.
In Ancient Rome, the image of the coiled snake was used to represent immortality.

Material: solid gold (high carat)
Weight: 4.27 gram
Date: Roman, 1st – 3rd century AD
Measurement: overall: 23 x 22 mm, ringsize: 21 mm
Condition: Extremely fine condition

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