Roman bronze Ring with Bird and Temple Snake engraving.  Egyptian influenced ladies ring. This authentic ancient Roman ring comes from a find at a former Roman encampment site in Ancient Moesia and dates from around 100 to 300 A.D.

It features a round bezel which measures 13mm with perfect engravings. The design is expertly engraved into the bezel face. There is a type of bird which is above a horizontal "Rod" which has nice deep chisel marks in it and below that, there is a well done Temple Snake or Cobra, writhing across the floor.

This may even be some type of "Cartouche" which could be the name of the owner of this ring or the name of some God. This type of decoration style has been seen on a lot of Romano-Egyptian pieces and this ring's maker could have been influenced by this style. Rome administrated most of Egypt from the days of the death of Cleopatra's father, Ptolomy. The Nile was the "Giver of Life" to the Egyptians and many representations are found all over Egypt in both the architecture and decorative items of the land.

US SIZE 8 3/4 - UK Size R - Int.diam. = 18.69mm