Serpent Ring in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, June 2018

Serpent Ring (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

Date: 3rd century BC

Culture: Greek (Macedonian)

Category: Jewelry

Medium: gold

Collection: Ancient Art

Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm)

Object Number: 65.43.3


Little is known about how specific types of jewelry were worn in antiquity. Archaeological finds from the Roman period, several centuries after this ring was made, indicated that serpent rings were almost invariably worn on the third finger of the right hand.


Text from: www.vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-12952667