Ring for poison

Made:
1880-1925 in India
maker:
Unknown
Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at
Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at

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Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Silver(?) ring in form of coiled serpent with perforations at neck and tail, said to be for poison, Indian, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A67467
Materials:
silver and not recorded
Measurements:
overall: 33 mm 26 mm,
type:
ring - object genre

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