Snake Ring

With Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire in 331 B.C., the lands under his control stretched from Greece and Asia Minor through Egypt and the...See more » With Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire in 331 B.C., the lands under his control stretched from Greece and Asia Minor through Egypt and the Near East to India. As a result of this contact with cultures far and wide, Greek arts were exposed to a host of new exotic influences. Increased commercial and cultural exchanges and the greater mobility of goldsmiths and silversmiths led to the establishment of a common artistic language in which strikingly similar images and styles coexisted in distant corners of the Hellenistic world. Vast quantities of gold passed into circulation in the Hellenistic world, and gold jewelry became more popular. Our ring is reproduced from a master mold taken directly from a bracelet from around 300–250 B.C. and now in the Museum’s collection. Realistically rendered and detailed with scales on both its head and tail, the original was created in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, the area of Egypt ceded to general Ptolemy after Alexander’s early death. 14K gold, with 24K gold plate. Width 1/4 in. Available in size 6, or 8. Sizes 6 and 8 of this item are currently out of stock. Please note that you may receive an "item backordered" message on your order confirmation email. Snake Ring, Size 8 09-057688 Member Price: $346.50 each Non-Member Price: $385.00 each Snake Ring, Size 6 09-057662 Member Price: $346.50 each Non-Member Price: $385.00 each Select Product Quantity:1See less »