Gratefully built with ACNLPatternTool
This massive bracelet or armlet is cast in solid gold. The scales and details of the snake's head were chased after casting.
Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.
Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item
Title: Gold bracelet in the form of a snake
Period: Early Hellenistic
Date: ca. 300–250 BCE
Culture: Greek, Ptolemaic
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm)
Classification: Gold and Silver
Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1988
Accession Number: 1988.22
The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars.
The Met Collection API is where all makers, creators, researchers, and dreamers can connect to the most up-to-date data and public domain images for The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.
