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Serpent Collection

Background imageSerpent Collection: Adam, Eve, Serpent

Adam, Eve, Serpent
Conveniently placed foliage conceals the private parts of Adam and Eve, of which they are about to become modest thanks to the apple Eve is inviting Adam to taste

Background imageSerpent Collection: Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus

Pergamon Altar. Athena against the giant Alcyoneus
Pergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. East frieze. Gigantomachy. Struggle between gods and giants

Background imageSerpent Collection: DOREs LEVIATHAN

DOREs LEVIATHAN
Dores interpretation of the combat between God and the sea dragon Leviathan that will take place in the end times, as described by Isaiah

Background imageSerpent Collection: Ursa Minor Star Map

Ursa Minor Star Map
Draco and Ursa Minor constellation

Background imageSerpent Collection: Goddess of Underworld

Goddess of Underworld
Hel, daughter of Loki & goddess of the underworld

Background imageSerpent Collection: Channel Isles Squid

Channel Isles Squid
Fishermen of Jersey, Channel Islands, desperately fight this giant squid, but two of them lose their lives in the battle

Background imageSerpent Collection: Daedalus Sea Serpent

Daedalus Sea Serpent
Marine creature sighted from HMS Daedalus in the south Atlantic between the Cape and St Helena : the creature passes under the stern of the ship (picture 2 of 3)

Background imageSerpent Collection: Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, Ireland

Irish sea serpent off Kilkee, Ireland
A large and frightening sea monster seen by several people off the coast of Kilkee, Ireland. 1871

Background imageSerpent Collection: Adam, Eve & Serpent

Adam, Eve & Serpent
While Adam admires the fauna of Eden, Eve is tempted into trying the fruit

Background imageSerpent Collection: Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplica

Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplica
Relief with Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake. On the left, a family of supplicants. Dedicated by Aristomene. Found in Pangrati (Athens) and dated between 350-300 BC

Background imageSerpent Collection: Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzacoatal

Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzacoatal
Mexico - Teotihuacan - Aztec Pyramid Temple of Quetzalcoatl ( The Temple of the Feathered Serpent ) - elaborate exterior stone carving with dragon and lizard heads

Background imageSerpent Collection: Ragnarok / The Last Battle

Ragnarok / The Last Battle
Ragnarok, the last battle

Background imageSerpent Collection: Blunt / Ophiucus / Plate 36

Blunt / Ophiucus / Plate 36
The constellation of Ophiucus - the figure is that of a man wrestling with a serpent

Background imageSerpent Collection: Asklepios / Aesculapius

Asklepios / Aesculapius
Greek - Roman god of medicine and healing : the serpent twined round a staff was his attribute

Background imageSerpent Collection: Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg

Peter the Great, Equestrian Statue, St Petersburg
View of the equestrian statue to Peter the Great (1672 - 1725) in St Petersburg, Russia. Known as the Bronze Horseman, it was installed in 1782

Background imageSerpent Collection: Snake Tattoo

Snake Tattoo
The latest craze for feminine beauty is the tattooing of the back with serpents, butterflies, etc. This picture was taken in a London salon. Date: 1929

Background imageSerpent Collection: Sea monster discovered in British Columbia

Sea monster discovered in British Columbia
Possibly the last specimen that survived of Behrings sea cow (Rhytina Stelleri) discovered on the shores of the Henry Island, British Columbia

Background imageSerpent Collection: Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08

Ruth St Denis / Jugend 08
RUTH ST DENIS (Ruth Dennis) American vaudeville dancer and choreographer doing a serpent dance (Schlangentanz)

Background imageSerpent Collection: Medea in her Chariot

Medea in her Chariot
The sorceress Medea flies through the Greek airspace in her serpent-powered chariot

Background imageSerpent Collection: Sea Serpents Exist

Sea Serpents Exist
SEA SERPENTS DO EXIST !

Background imageSerpent Collection: Wagner / Ring / Dragon

Wagner / Ring / Dragon
Loge pretends to be afraid of Alberich in the guise of a dragon

Background imageSerpent Collection: Osborne Serpent

Osborne Serpent
Head, shoulders and flippers of the ridged marine creature sighted from the royal yacht Osborne off the coast of Sicily (picture 2 of 2)

Background imageSerpent Collection: Three adder stones

Three adder stones, also known as hag stones, witch stones, serpents eggs and snakes eggs. They are believed by some to have been formed by the secretions of snakes or adders

Background imageSerpent Collection: Two Suriname snakes: Green snake and checkered

Two Suriname snakes: Green snake and checkered
Two Suriname snakes: Green snake (Malayan green whipsnake, Ahaetulla mycterizans?) and checkered garter snake, Thamnophis marcianus

Background imageSerpent Collection: Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734, Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

Background imageSerpent Collection: The Athena Giustiniani. Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pall

The Athena Giustiniani. Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pall
The Athena Giustiniani or Giustiniani Minerva. Parian marble. Antonine Roman copy of a Greek statue of Pallas Athena. 2nd century. Detail. Braccio Nuovo. Chiaramonti Museum. Vatican Museums

Background imageSerpent Collection: Aaron's Rod Changed Into A Serpent

Aaron's Rod Changed Into A Serpent

Background imageSerpent Collection: The Sea Serpent pub Brighton

The Sea Serpent pub Brighton

Background imageSerpent Collection: Symbol Of Eternity

Symbol Of Eternity
A design for a water outlet of Mill Lade, to be located at the Bee-Alley Gardens in Dunfermline, Scotland. It depicts a woman with angelic wings, resting on the outlet

Background imageSerpent Collection: Music cover, The Sea Serpent Polka

Music cover, The Sea Serpent Polka, by Carlo Minasi Date: circa 1850

Background imageSerpent Collection: 13th Century BC 19th Dynasty 1213 1279 Altar

13th Century BC 19th Dynasty 1213 1279 Altar
13th, century, BC, 19th, Dynasty, 1213, 1279, altar, ancient, age, Ancient, Egypt, animal, Art, basket, British, Museum, Cartouche, cobra, death, egyptian, England, form, goddess, Great, Britain

Background imageSerpent Collection: Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesino, defiende

Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Campesino, defiende con las armas al gobierno que te dio la tierra (Farmer, defend with arms the government that gave the land to you). Poster. SPAIN. Barcelona

Background imageSerpent Collection: Mythical Sea Serpent

Mythical Sea Serpent
A huge sea serpent attacking a ship

Background imageSerpent Collection: Folklore - Sea Serpent

Folklore - Sea Serpent
The Sea-monk a marine monster which looks vaguely human. Date: 1558

Background imageSerpent Collection: ROMAN FUNERAL IMAGE

ROMAN FUNERAL IMAGE
A Roman funeral image, possibly representing the Lord of the Underworld before whom the dead individual must come for judgment Date:

Background imageSerpent Collection: JESUS CRUCIFIED/FRENCH

JESUS CRUCIFIED/FRENCH
Jesus is crucified : a soldier pierces his side with a lance, to give him an easier death, while another offers him a sponge of hyssop. Note the Sun, Moon and Serpent. Date: 1ST CENTURY

Background imageSerpent Collection: WATER BABIES/KINGSLEY

WATER BABIES/KINGSLEY
"At last he came to the great sea-serpent himself, lying dead at the bottom." Date: First published: 1863

Background imageSerpent Collection: Book Dead 27 Religion Egypt Serpent Se Ta Crocodile

Book Dead 27 Religion Egypt Serpent Se Ta Crocodile
book, dead, 27, religion, egypt, serpent, se, ta, crocodile, sebak, god, ptah, ram, soul, tmu, heron, illustrating, transformations, history, historical, 10015354

Background imageSerpent Collection: BOOK OF THE DEAD/18

BOOK OF THE DEAD/18
Various vignettes featuring Ani with is Shade and his Soul, adoring Osiris in the form of a ram and slaying a serpent

Background imageSerpent Collection: BOOK OF THE DEAD/10

BOOK OF THE DEAD/10
1. Cat cuts off serpent head 2. Ani and his wife, Tutu, adoring the scarab-headed god Khepera on the Solar Bark 3. The god Atum in Solar Bark 4. Couchant lion on pedestal

Background imageSerpent Collection: Leto, Neptune, a Grace and a Fury

Leto, Neptune, a Grace and a Fury
Leto with her children Apollo and Artemis 6, one of the Graces 7, Neptune 8, and one of the Furies 9. Morfeo, Nettuno e delle Furie. From a vase in Aubin Louis Millins Peintures de Vases Antiques

Background imageSerpent Collection: Serpent star species, Ophiura ammothea and Ophiura linckii

Serpent star species, Ophiura ammothea and Ophiura linckii
Serpent star species, Ophiura ammothea 1, 2, 3 and Ophiura linckii 4, 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Background imageSerpent Collection: Egyptian gods and goddesses

Egyptian gods and goddesses
Statue of an Egyptian god in basalt in the Vatican Museum 1, Egyptian goddess Isis in the Museum of the Profane in the Vatican Library 2, Egyptian deity from the Pantanello in Tivoli 3

Background imageSerpent Collection: Portrait medallion of the Medusa

Portrait medallion of the Medusa. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood, the Decorative or Artistic Ceramic Work Produced by Josiah Wedgwood, Quaritch, London, 1898

Background imageSerpent Collection: Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman

Vase with classical reliefs by John Flaxman. Chromolithograph drawn by Grivell and lithographed by Parrot et Co. from Frederick Rathbones Old Wedgwood

Background imageSerpent Collection: Pitcher or ewer from Venice, Italy

Pitcher or ewer from Venice, Italy, with sea nymph riding a chimaera with a horses body and serpent tail. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Background imageSerpent Collection: Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century

Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century, decorated with scene of demons, monsters, chimaera and serpents attacking a wild boar

Background imageSerpent Collection: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Adam plucking an apple and Eve tasting the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, encouraged by a serpent with a human head



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