Ca. 100-300 AD. Roman. A beautiful silver ring of penannular form featuring a circular band that terminates in two highly stylised snake-heads. Good condition; wearable. In Greek and Roman culture, there were certainly healing associations with snakes because snakes were an attribute of the healing god Asclepius, who is often depicted with a serpent-entwined rod. Size: D: 16.1mm / US: 5 1/2 / UK: L; 4g. Provenance: Property of a London gentleman, part of his family collection formed in the 1980s.