Ring for poison

Made:
1880-1925 in India
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 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, complete and not recorded
Measurements:
overall: 33 mm 26 mm,
type:
ring - object genre