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Snake ring and box

Snake ring and box

(Swiss, born in 1946)
1995
Medium/TechniqueCopper, uncut diamond; leather box, lined with blue velvet, decorated with paint, ink, and found objects including cloth nametag with artist's name
DimensionsOverall (ring): 3.8 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Overall (box): 4.8 x 6.4 x 7.9 cm (1 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2006.504.1-2
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
InscriptionsUnderside of box inscribed in gold paint: DIE/SCHLANGE/DIE SICH/SELBST/VER-/SCHLINGT/B.S. (The snake that swallows itself B.S.)
ProvenanceDaphne Farago; to MFA, 2006, gift of Daphne Farago.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.