Pair of Snake Bracelets

Description Provenance Credit

Description These bracelets are flattened and incised.

Provenance Giovanni Datari, Cairo, until 1912; Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 17-19, 1912, lot 573; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912

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Creator

Roman (Jeweler)

Period

1st century CE (Imperial Roman)

Medium

gold
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

VO.65 (57.536, 57.537)

Measurements

57.536: 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (1.75 x 4.8 x 4.57 cm); 57.537: 9/16 x 1 15/16 in. (1.4 x 5 cm) (h. x diam.)

Geographies

Roman Empire (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Ancient Treasury