#snake ring

[toyastales]

Gold ring, Roman Egypt, 1st century AD, from The Louvre

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[enlitment]

Snake jewellery across centuries ✨

They had many snake rings on display at the British Museum!

The signs explained that snakes were viewed as symbols of healing and renewal (think Asclepius, maybe because of the shedding of the skin?)

I guess it would be due to the later Christian symbolism that people nowadays associate snakes with evil.

Bonus point: Tiresias' story means that snakes are demonstrably about gender, too 🙏

[shanxpennywise]

My snake ring (Added to my snake jewelry collection.)

I could just imagine Victor Gideon giving this to the female reader as a gift! ♡🐍♡

[littlealienproducts]

Skull & Snake Statement Ring - Sterling Silver by MyLunaJewel

[themancorialist]

St Peter's Square, Manchester.

[toyastales]

A Golden Greek Ring with an Emerald entwined in Snakes. Hellenistic Period, 2nd century B.C.

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