GRAECO-ROMAN SILVER SNAKE RING Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A silver ring formed from multiple parallel wires, creating a wide band with two opposing snake heads extending from the upper section and interwoven coils in the lower section. At the centre, interwoven loops enclose a raised sphere. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2390, Antiquities, Lot 242; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 188. Size: D:17.53mm / US: 7 1/4 / UK: O; Weight: 7.43g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. Reviewed by Sami Fortune, an ancient jewellery specialist.