Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · jewelry

Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent

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Description

Provenance: Culture Greek Caption: Greek. Ring in the Form of a Coiled Serpent, 3rd century B.C.E.. Gold, glass, 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.4 cm) mount: 1 3/4 × 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (4.4 × 1.9 × 6.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.785E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A golden artifact with coiled design and decorative elements.

The artifact displays a coiled gold structure, possibly a jewelry piece or adornment. It is intricately crafted with spiral patterns and features two decorative elements that resemble leaves, each embedded with a colored gemstone. The style suggests a focus on luxurious detailing, indicative of high craftsmanship.

decorative unknown excellent
Materials goldgemstone

Connections

Found at Egypt
Materials StoneGoldGemstone

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 37.785E tier-2
  • BKM-Object 117376 tier-2
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