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MM 1990:034 :: finger ring

Object description: The ring is made of a thin strip of gold sheet, faintly ridged on the outside and spiralled three turns. One end of it is wrought into the shape of a serpent´s head and neck, the other into an S-coiled tail. Both ends are punctured on the outside to give the impression of scales.

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Inventory number

MM 1990:034

Serie nummer

21938

Object

finger ring

Exhibition - Current

Guldrummet 2022

Time - Start: 20222022

Exhibition, Part of - Current

Guldrummet 2022, Italien

Material

Gold; Metal

Acquisition

From the collection of Carl Kempe, 1990.

Description

The ring is made of a thin strip of gold sheet, faintly ridged on the outside and spiralled three turns. One end of it is wrought into the shape of a serpent´s head and neck, the other into an S-coiled tail. Both ends are punctured on the outside to give the impression of scales.

Period