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Nymph drying her hair, Louis Claude Vassé French, Nymph: white marble: base, basin and console: gray-veined marble; serpents: bronze, with remains of gilding, French, Paris — Nymph drying her hair
Louis Claude Vassé
1761–63

Gold ring set with garnets and amethysts, Gold, Garnets, Amethysts, Greek — Gold ring set with garnets and amethysts
Greek
2nd century BCE

English Bass Horn in B-flat, Frederick Pace British, born Ireland, Brass, British — English Bass Horn in B-flat
Frederick Pace
ca. 1835

Serpent, Unknown , France, Wood, leather cover, French — Serpent
Unknown
ca. 1810

Serpent, C. Baudouin French, Wood, leather, paint, brass, French — Serpent
C. Baudouin
ca. 1820

Wedjat Plaque; on opposite side Maat, Re, Upper and Lower Egyptian serpents over nub sign, Steatite — Wedjat Plaque; on opposite side Maat, Re, Upper and Lower Egyptian serpents over nub sign
664–332 BCE

Wall painting of a cat killing a serpent, Charles K. Wilkinson, Tempera on paper — Wall painting of a cat killing a serpent
Charles K. Wilkinson
1920–1921; original ca. 1300–1224 BCE

Winged serpent with the cartouches of Ramesses III, Faience — Winged serpent with the cartouches of Ramesses III
ca. 1197–1166 BCE

Standing Monkey Amulet, Faience — Standing Monkey Amulet
664–332 BCE

Serpent-head amulet

ca. 1300–1080 BCE

Lid (?) with a serpent, Silver, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex — Lid (?) with a serpent
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE

Upright Serpent in D, Brass, paint, Italian — Upright Serpent in D
Italian
ca. 1810–20

Serpent, Leopoldo Franciolini Italian, Wood, leather, brass, ivory, Italian — Serpent
Possibly by Leopoldo Franciolini
18th century (?)

Serpent Forveille in B-flat, Forveille French, Wood, leather, French — Serpent Forveille in B-flat
Forveille
ca. 1825

Serpent in C, Wood, leather, ivory, brass, sheet iron, British — Serpent in C
British
early 19th century

Serpent in C, W. Schmidt German, Wood, leather, brass, German — Serpent in C
W. Schmidt
ca. 1805

Serpent in C, Thomas Key British, Wood, leather, fabric, brass, British — Serpent in C
Thomas Key
ca. 1840

"Russian Bassoon" (Bass Horn), wood, brass, probably French — "Russian Bassoon" (Bass Horn)
probably French
early 19th Century

Serpent, Wood, leather, possibly Italian — Serpent
possibly Italian
17th century (?)

Serpent, Metal, leather, French — Serpent
French
ca. 1810

Upright Serpent

Unknown

ca. 1820

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