Vintage Snake Bangle

Vintage Snake BangleCharming vintage snake bangle dating from the 1960s. It's crafted in solid 9 carat gold with ruby eyes and scale details to the head and tail. The snake is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols, featuring prominently in virtually every culture we know of stretching far back into prehistory. The anthropologist Lynne Isbell has argues that the snake as a manifestation of death is, because of our evolutionary history as primates, literally built

3cm diameter

The sides of the band are textured

tested as 14ct gold (head testes as 9ct)

27ct calculated)

An exceptional neoclassical cameo bracelet dating from the mid 19th century

intense green) and Brilliant Cut Diamonds (total diamond weight 0

It's crafted in 18 carat gold and remains in great condition

51ct total (calculated weight)

Archaeological excavations in Italy and Egypt

tested as 18ct white gold and platinum

where they are said to bring the wearer talismanic benefits towards heath and wellbeing

The term itself derives from the French word for the mistress of the chateau