{"product_id":"roman-snake-bronze-bracelet","title":"Roman Snake Bronze Bracelet","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-fff83743-7fff-a32b-e526-5363fe583db8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis elegant and finely worked piece is a superb example of classical Roman jewellery. Snake-form bracelets and rings were among the most popular adornments in the Roman world, often worn in pairs, either on the wrist or on the upper arm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eThis particular bracelet is an especially attractive iteration of the type. Its slender shank is gracefully twisted into undulating curves that evoke the sinuous motion of a serpent. The body tapers toward the terminals and is lightly incised with scale patterns, culminating in a stylised head defined by neatly punched eyes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA similar example can be found in the Walters Art Museum Collection (Catalogue Number: 57.534). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eA note on Serpent Rings in Antiquity: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn the cultural vocabulary of ancient Rome, snake rings such as this one were not merely decorative. The serpent was a potent emblem of regeneration, divine protection, and cyclical renewal—often associated with deities like Serapis and Isis, and thought to endow the wearer with apotropaic strength.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marble Cliff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47710409326730,"sku":"r_007","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0755\/6923\/4058\/files\/r_007_04.png?v=1771566098","url":"https:\/\/marblecliff.com\/products\/roman-snake-bronze-bracelet","provider":"Marble Cliff Antique Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}