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

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

Bowl with a Horseman Spearing a Serpent, Tin-glazed earthenware, Spanish — Bowl with a Horseman Spearing a Serpent
Spanish
late 1300s or early 1400s

Coiled serpent, Mexica artist(s), Stone, Mexica (Aztec) — Coiled serpent
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Serpent (tunjo), Gold, Muisca — Serpent (tunjo)
Muisca
10th–16th century

Serpent (tunjo), Gold, Muisca — Serpent (tunjo)
Muisca
10th–16th century

Serpent (Tunjo), Gold, Muisca — Serpent (Tunjo)
Muisca
10th–16th century

Feathered serpent head, Teotihuacan artist(s), Stone, pigment, Teotihuacan — Feathered serpent head
Teotihuacan artist(s)
100-500 CE

Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec) — Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325-1521

Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec) — Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521 CE

Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec) — Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521

Feathered serpent ornament, Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists, Gold, Mexica (Aztec) — Feathered serpent ornament
Mexica or Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artists
1325–1521

Nagaraja (Serpent King), Stone, India (Madhya Pradesh) — Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
ca. second quarter of the 5th century

Feathered serpent pendant, Mexica artist(s), Shell, Mexica (Aztec) — Feathered serpent pendant
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Standing Nagaraja (Serpent King), Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh) — Standing Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
ca. mid- 5th century

Nana and Serpent, Niki de Saint-Phalle American, Painted marble — Nana and Serpent
Niki de Saint-Phalle
ca. 1992

Cane, cow-headed serpent, Glass — Cane, cow-headed serpent
100 BC–100 AD

Vase with serpent mounts, Tiffany Furnaces American, Blown Favrile glass; silver gilt mounts, American, Russian — Vase with serpent mounts
Manufacturer Tiffany Furnaces
Manufacturer House of Carl Fabergé
Workmaster: Johan Viktor Aarne
Glass: 1897–99, Mounts: 1899–1904

Serpent labret with articulated tongue, Mexica artist(s), Gold, Mexica — Serpent labret with articulated tongue
Mexica artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King), Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh) — Standing Balarama or Nagaraja (Serpent King)
India (Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh)
ca. mid-5th century

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

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

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

Rattle with a Coiled Serpent, Bronze, Indonesia (Java) — Rattle with a Coiled Serpent
Indonesia (Java)
ca. 13th–14th century

Vishnu and the divine serpent (Shesh Narayana), Chromolithograph on paper, India, Karla-Lonavala, Maharashtra — Vishnu and the divine serpent (Shesh Narayana)
India, Karla-Lonavala, Maharashtra
ca. 1900–15

Serpent, John Yang American, Gelatin silver print — Serpent
John Yang
1984

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. 1295–1213 BCE

Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja), Stone, India (Madhya Pradesh) — Nagini (Serpent Queen or Consort of Nagaraja)
India (Madhya Pradesh)
second quarter of the 5th century

Serpent Stamp, Ceramic, Atlantic Watershed — Serpent Stamp
Atlantic Watershed
1st–7th century

Plaque with Moses, Aaron, and the Brazen Serpent, Champlevé enamel on gilded copper, German — Plaque with Moses, Aaron, and the Brazen Serpent
German
ca. 1200

Serpent ornament, Cotton, camelid hair, Inca (?) — Serpent ornament
Inca (?)
1450–1532 CE

Serpent-head amulet

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Lion and Serpent (Lion au Serpent), Antoine-Louis Barye French, Bronze, wood base, French — Lion and Serpent (Lion au Serpent)
Antoine-Louis Barye
Editor Émile Martin
modeled 1832, executed probably 1847 or 1848

Serpent (tunjo), Gold, Muisca — Serpent (tunjo)
Muisca
10th–16th century

Coiled Serpent, Stone, pigment, Mexica (Aztec) — Coiled Serpent
Mexica (Aztec)
15th–early 16th century

Coiled Serpent, Stone, pigment, Mexica (Aztec) — Coiled Serpent
Mexica (Aztec)
15th–16th century

Winged serpent with the cartouches of Ramesses III, Faience — Winged serpent with the cartouches of Ramesses III
ca. 1184–1153 B.C.

Goblet, Colorless (yellowish), transparent turquoise blue, and opaque brick red, yellow, and white nonlead glass. Blown, trailed, pincered, "vetro a retorti"., Façon de Venise, probably south Lowlands or Germany — Goblet
Façon de Venise, probably south Lowlands or Germany
17th century

Head of a Crozier with a Serpent Devouring a Flower, Gilded copper with champlevé enamel and glass cabochonscabochons, French — Head of a Crozier with a Serpent Devouring a Flower
French
ca. 1200–1220

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

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