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Snakes from Pompeii

“Bracelet as snake” – gold (1st century BC-1st century AD) from Pompeii, House of the Faun – Exhibition “Herculaneum and Pompeii: Vision of Discovery” up to September 30, 2018 at the Archaeological Museum of Naples source

1. Golden snake-shaped bangle; Location: Pompeii
1st C BCE – 1st C CE
Lender: Museo Arch. Nationale di Napoli

2. Gold chain with a serpentine clasp in the shape of the Egyptian goddess Isis; Location: Pompeii
1st century CE
Lender: Soprintendenza Arch. Di Pompeji

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A bracelet weighing more than a pound, composed of a two-headed snake holding a medallion depicting the moon goddess Luna Selene, gives the House of the Golden Bracelet its name. source

Armband source

Gold with glass paste eyes
River Sarno, Muregine

Inside, this armband is inscribed: DOMINUS ANCILLAE SUAE ‘From the master to his slave’. The value of the gift, and the inscription, suggest an intimate relationship between a Roman master and his slave girl. Sex between a master and slave was not considered a scandal, but a common domestic occurrence.

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Bacchus and Mount Vesuvius, from House of the Centenary, Pompeii
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bracelets from Herculaneum https://ercolano.beniculturali.it/il-parco-archeologico-di-ercolano-avvia-una-stagione-di-mostre-per-preparare-il-museo/ 

Gold bracelet in the form of a coiled snake, Pompeii.

British Museum



1. DOUBLE SNAKE-HEAD RING WITH GREEN GLASS PASTE EYES, Pompeii Gold and green glass paste. 1st C CE, Villa Oplontis B, room 10, from box with skeleton 27 (cat. 188) Inv. no. 73403
2. GOLD SNAKE RINGVilla Oplontis B, room 10, from cloth bag with skeleton 14 (cat. 183) Inv. no. 73317 

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