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Beaker with faces, snakes, and pumas, Inca artist(s), Gold, Chimú
Inca artist(s)
1400–1535 CE
Vase with snakes, Christian Thomsen  Danish, Glazed porcelain, Danish, Copenhagen
Designer Possibly designed by Christian Thomsen
Manufactory Royal Copenhagen
ca. 1900–10
Watchcase cover: Tisiphone Casting Snakes at Athamas and Ino, Jean de Court or French, Painted enamel, partly gilt on copper, mounted on brass; silver-gilt frame
Jean de Court
possibly Suzanne de Court
first quarter of the 17th century
Bracelet with snakes' heads, Silver
Bracelet: Snakes with Pendant, Fon artist, Silver, Fon peoples
Fon artist
19th–20th century
Nose Ornament with Snakes, Gold, Ecuador or Peru
Ecuador or Peru
2nd century BCE–2nd century CE
Helmet mask with snakes, Bamileke artist, Wood, kaolin, Bamileke peoples
Bamileke artist
19th–mid-20th century
Ring, spiral with snakes heads, Gold
Headdress: Snakes and Heads (Idire), Oba of Otobi, Wood, pigment, Okpoto-Idoma peoples
Oba of Otobi
1955
Plaque with seahorses and snakes, Rozenburg Plateelfabriek  Dutch, Glazed earthenware, Dutch, The Hague
Manufactory Rozenburg Plateelfabriek
Decorator Possibly decorated by Sam Schellink
Decorator Possibly decorated by W.P. Hartgring
1898–1899
Openwork stamp seal: figure holding snakes, Copper alloy, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Openwork stamp seal: figure holding snakes, Copper alloy, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Necklace beads with frogs and snakes, Moche artist(s), Gold, inlay, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500-800 CE
Ithyphallic falcon treading on two snakes, cupreous alloy
343–30 BCE
Two fragments of a limestone sarcophagus lid with snakes, Limestone, Cypriot
Cypriot
first half of the 5th century BCE
Two fragments of a limestone sarcophagus lid with snakes, Limestone, Cypriot
Cypriot
first half of the 5th century BCE
Bowl Depicting King Zahhak with Snakes Protruding from His Shoulders, Earthenware; slipped and carved under a transparent colorless, brown, and green glaze
12th–13th century, with alterations first half 20th century; or 20th century
Double-sided stamp seal: nude winged hero dominating snakes; winged dragon, Steatite or chlorite, Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex
ca. late 3rd–early 2nd millennium BCE
Sauceboat, Anthony Rasch  American, Silver, American
Anthony Rasch
ca. 1815
Young Hercules Killing the Snakes, Albrecht Altdorfer  German, Engraving
Albrecht Altdorfer
Edward Sheriff Curtis
Printer Suffolk Engraving Co.
1921
Snake Ring, Gold
1st century CE
Silver bracelet ending in snake's heads, Silver, Greek
Greek
5th century BCE
Pair of silver bracelets ending in snake's heads, Silver, Greek
Greek
late 6th–5th century BCE
Silver bracelet in the form of a snake, Silver, Roman
Roman
3rd century CE
Design for Cast-iron Grate with Eagles Grasping Snakes, Benjamin Dean Wyatt  British, Pen and ink, brush and wash
Benjamin Dean Wyatt
ca. 1814
Cylinder seal and modern impression: snake god and deities with hands and feet in the form of snakes, scorpions, and goats, Metadiorite, Akkadian
Akkadian
ca. 2350–2150 BCE
Bracelet with Agathodaimon, Isis-Tyche, Aphrodite, and Thermouthis, Gold
ca. 1st century BCE–1st century CE
Snake, Faience
664–30 BCE
Snake, Saint-Honoré-les-Bains  French, Glazed earthenware, French, possibly St. Honoré-les-Bains
Manufactory Saint-Honoré-les-Bains
ca. 1870–1880
Skull Crowned with Snakes and Flowers (for "The Duchess of Malfi"), Henry Weston Keen  British, Pen and black ink, brush and wash
Henry Weston Keen
Author Related author John Webster
Publisher Related publisher John Lane, The Bodley Head
ca. 1930
Ring with snake's head and tail twisted to form bezel, gold
1st century CE
Snake Pendant, Baule or Lagoon artist, Gold, Baule or Lagoon peoples
Baule or Lagoon artist
19th–mid-20th century
Snake bracelet, gold
1st century CE
Snake bracelet, Gold
1st century CE
Snake ring, Gold
1st century CE
Snake Jug, Cornwall Kirkpatrick, Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt decoration, American
Cornwall Kirkpatrick
Wallace Kirkpatrick
Anna Pottery
ca. 1877
Terracotta snake figurine, Terracotta, Cypriot
Cypriot
5th century BCE
Gold snake ring, Gold, Greek
Greek
ca. 330–300 BCE
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Congressional Presentation Sword and Scabbard of Major General John E. Wool (1784–1869), Samuel Jackson  American, Steel, gold, brass, diamonds, rubies, American, probably Baltimore
Sword cutler Samuel Jackson
1854–55
Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga, Sandstone, Cambodia
Cambodia
late 12th–early 13th century

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