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PROPERTY FROM THE CATTAUI FAMILY COLLECTION

A ROMAN GOLD SNAKE RING
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Formed from a sheet strap, wound into a three-coil spiral, the tail sharply curled back and looped, the neck and head turned out forming a backwards S, with stippled and incised details indicating the scales
1½ in. (3.8 cm.) long; ring size 6

PROVENANCE
Acquired by the family of the current owner, Geneva, prior to 1989; thence by descent.
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