The finest gold snake rings are made as one-offs or in small batches and you may need to do a little work to track down one that is exactly right for you. I personally had a snake ring custom made by a leading jeweler and the price was surprisingly modest considering the work that went into it. I am currently researching a comprehensive list of jewelers that have snake rings in stock and including suppliers in both the US and Europe. Designs range widely and appeal to a wide range of tastes from quite flamboyant to restrained symbolic works of art. Please come back in a couple of days and my list should be prepared. Good luck in your search.
“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months” – Oscar Wilde
Unlike most gold jewelry a gold snake ring is beyond fashion and eternally desirable. It has been adopted by many cultures since the beginning of recorded history and probably long before. Christianity, Aztec, Norse, Chinese and Indian culture all have images depicting the ring. At its highest it is not only an object of intense beauty but also profound symbolic significance. There are many reasons for this; as Freud explained inside the unconscious mind the snake is a symbol of sexuality at the deepest level. Was it not the snake that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit who, refusing, offered it to Adam?
Eve Seems Naked Without Her Gold Snake Ring
In Greek mythology snake rings were worn in honor of the god Asclepius in a tradition dating back most likely for thousands of years and associated with worship of the human body. Influenced by the ancient traditions of Greece and Rome, Queen Victoria herself chose to wear a golden snake ring of exquisite design as a symbol of personal good fortune and fertility. Following this gold snake rings became a rage in the 19th Century often being adorned with precious diamonds, emeralds and other gems.
Coiled around the finger the ring provides a most sensual pleasure when worn. Traditionally the gold snake ring is a most intimate present for a man to give a women and this should be done only if the man has a in every sense a very close relationship with the women: otherwise the snake could bite. Given as an engagement or wedding ring in the appropriate circumstances a high quality snake ring offers a promise of eternal bliss and deepest happiness. Nothing else more fully expresses profound sensuality than the gold snake ring.