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Description: | A copper alloy coiled snake finger ring, dating from the Post-medieval to modern period. The ring is formed of a band around which run three concentric ridges, one along each external edge and one centrally; these ridges are intended to represent the snake's body. The snake's head forms the terminal from one of the outer ridges, and is designed so the head overlays the other ridges and appears to be eating its own tail, which is again formed from one of the concentric ridges. The eye of the snake's head is a circular recess, suggesting that a stone or glass insert once represented the eye.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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