M0013226: Gold ring in the form of a snake, 16th century

Previous title, replaced January 2022: Gold ring, Italian, 16th century

Photograph of a gold ring in the form of a snake with container, popularly supposed to be for holding poison, made in Italy in the 16th century. This item was accesioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (12472) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

December 1953

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8.3 x 10.8 cm

Copyright held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2022.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.