Coiled Serpent & Onyx RingVintage 1930s brass ring with carved snake coiling around a large shiny onyx. The serpent is one of the oldest mythological symbols representing good, evil, wisdom and eternity. During the early centuries after the Renaissance, snakes were a common theme in mourning jewelry intended to become a symbol of the purification of the corpse and its return to earth. Era: 1930s Size 8. 75 Materials: Brass & Onyx Box shown for display purposes only, not