Our Snake jewelry creations: rings and bracelets

The snake is an animal that has had religious symbolism for many civilizations.

For the Egyptians, Greeks, Mayans and even Hindus, the serpent symbolizes life and rebirth while in the Christian tradition it is the symbol of evil.

Antiquity has left us many representations and artefacts of snakes, especially representations in the form of gold jewellery, it is the latter that interest us.

We will introduce you to our different snake jewelry creations in precious metals, then we will introduce you to other antique snake jewelry creations.

Why use the image of the snake in jewelry?

In addition to the symbolism associated with the snake throughout history, its long and elongated shape, intertwined or coiled, makes it a subject of choice for its faithful or symbolic reproduction on the finger, wrist, arm, necklace or earrings.

For the jeweler, the snake is a subject of choice that can be redesigned a thousand times, distorted and bent without ever distorting the reference subject.

It is therefore normal to find the snake in all forms of jewelry.

In this article you will discover some reproduction/creation works of snake jewelry in silver or gold that will surely inspire you.

A silver snake shaped arm bracelet

This jewel is the reproduction of an ancient women’s arm bracelet from the Hellenic era dating back 2300 years. For the Greeks, the serpent symbolized protection, while the shedding of the serpent symbolized the renewal of life.

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The original jewel (seen on the left) is made of solid gold with a cabochon garnet.

The original piece is an antique gold ladies’ bracelet sold at auction at Christies for $54,000.

We had the opportunity to reproduce this silver arm bracelet design with an amethyst stone.

You can check the reproduction details of this snake arm bracelet through this article.

The snake theme lends itself particularly well to the creation of bracelets, wrapped around it with one or more turns.

In the case of the silver arm bracelet we made, it weighs 200 grams and goes around the arm twice in total while remaining open, allowing you to tighten it if necessary to ensure it stays securely on your arm.

Gold snake rings

The snake is also widely represented in the form of a ring.

This first gold snake ring model shows a snake wrapped around the finger whose body is wavy.

This open snake ring design makes it easy to adjust the ring size if necessary.

In contrast, the Ouroboros snake ring design is not adjustable.

The ouroboros is the representation of a snake biting its tail, a symbol that has appeared for millennia and which we find represented above all in the form of Egyptian jewels dating back to before our era.

Ouroboros ring in 18k gold, Vivalatina collection

Snake pendant

The snake also lends itself very well to making pendants.

In Greek mythology, the Caduceus of the god Hermes is made up of two snakes intertwined on a laurel stem and surmounted by two wings, while the staff of Asclepius, which has become a symbol of the medical profession, is made up of a snake coiled on a wooden stick.

It is therefore common to see snake pendants depicted as a snake coiled around an object or a cross.

In this case it is a cobra snake coiled on an Egyptian life cross that we had the opportunity to make.

Detail of the cobra twisted on the Egyptian cross of life, the latter is part of our bespoke jewellery

You will find the details of the making of this pendant, and in particular of the silver snake, described in this article.

Snake bracelet

Obviously, the snake is widely represented in jewelry in the form of bracelets.

Here is a snake bracelet design we are currently working on.

Find this silver snake bracelet here in our online store

This is a bangle-type bracelet with an opening mechanism that represents a snake set with stones and covered in enamel.

This bracelet, despite its volume, weighs only 60 grams of 925 silver.

The snake in jewelry in antiquity

Obviously the representations of the snake are not limited to what we have been able to do in the laboratory. The Egyptians used serpent iconography extensively in their culture and depicted the serpent on walls and in the form of jewelry. You will discover our snake ring designs in our collection of Egyptian jewelry for women.

You can discover many examples of historical pieces on Pinterest, in this particular board dedicated to snake jewellery.

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