Serpent Collection (page 2)

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

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

South American rattlesnake, Crotalus durissis, and snake from Boston, New England. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Paul Kuffner after an illustration from nature by Johann Christoph Keller

Black-and-white worm lizard, Amphisbaena fuliginosa, and brown and yellow snake of Surinam (Boa constrictor?). Le serpent dit a deux tetes, l Amphisbaena fuliginosa, serpent de Surinam jaunatre

Red-tailed boa skin, skeleton and spine, Boa constrictor. (Le peau d un Serpent de Ceilan, une piece en grand, le squelette, epine exterieure)

Great sea serpent shot at by the crew of Lawrence de Ferry in 1746. Described in Bishop Erik Pontoppidans Natural History of Norway, 1752. Steel engraving by W.H

Ancient Druidic ceremony at Stonehenge, with the stones hung with curtains depicting serpents. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Druids and priest in sacred robes with paraphernalia
Druids and priest in sacred robes with religious paraphernalia, gold vessels, serpent, and painted curtain. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Japanese supreme deities, including four-armed god on a pillar on a turtle, serpent god, gods with dog and deer heads, etc

Egyptian gods in the Graeco-Roman style: Isis from a Greek temple 1, Isis with snake from a Roman temple, and Serapis with snake from a Greek temple 3

Statues of the Egyptian goddess Isis in different forms, Isis and Horus 2, Isis with a cows head 4. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Costumes of religious elite of Ouidah, Benin, and an idol of black clay with a crown of lizards, snakes and feathers seated on a pedestal

Festival in honour of the Serpent God (centered around Ouidah, Benin). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Snake gourd, Trichosanthes cucumerina (Serpent cucumber or hairblossom, Trichosanthes colubrina). Illustration by Lady Sarah Williams

Snake creeper, Ceropegia stapeliiformis
Snake creeper or stapelia-like ceropegia, Ceropegia stapeliiformis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers from Benjamin Maund

Serpent Column, Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey
Serpent Column in the Hippodrome, Istanbul, Turkey. At one time the column had three serpent heads. Made of bronze, the column was built to commemorate the Greeks who fought

Dentistry Emblem Date: 1950

Adam, Eve and Temptation Date: 1590

Naples, Italy - Old Naples with the Serpents Fountain Date: circa 1910

EVE AS SERPENT COSTUME
Travesti costume by Redfern in which Eve is depicted as the serpent in a green dress with a snakes-head headdress. She sinfully picks an apple. Date: 1913

HOSPITAL CERTIFICATE
Certifying that a Mr Thomas ?---drew hath attended the practice of physic at the hospital for 18 months. Signed by 3 doctors. Surmounted by the hospitals emblem. Date: 25 November 1843

CHARLES JAMES FOX British statesman as the Republican Rattlesnake, fascinating the Bedford Squirrel (Duke of Bedford) Date: 1749 - 1806

GODDESS HYGEIA (HEAD)
Greek goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius, traditionally represented with a serpent drinking from a cup in her hand

THE SNAKE PRINCE / QUEEN
The princess begs the Queen of Snakes to give her back her husband. (Feroshepore story)

MITHRAS depicted by the Gauls as a serpent, symbol of eternity, and - in this case - accompanied by Signs of the Zodiac Date: circa 1st century BC

EVE IS TEMPTED
Eve yields to temptation while the serpent slides discreetly away

THE SNAKE APPROACHES
The serpent approaches the innocent pair

DORE SEA SERPENT
Winged monsters of the sea

DORE SEA CREATURE
Monsters of the sea

ADEN GULF SERPENT
Marine creature sighted by the City of Baltimore in the Gulf of Aden Date: 28 January 1879

AMERICAN SEA SERPENT
The great American sea serpent - scol ophis atlanticus Date: 1848

PLUMPER SEA SERPENT
Marine creature sighted from HMS Plumper near Oporto, Portugal, from a sketch by a witness; he said it seemed to have something like a mane Date: 31 December 1848

HUNGRY SEA MONSTER
A sea-monster grabs a victim from the shore, while his cowardly companion runs away instead of tackling the brute Date: 1550

SEA HORSE BELON
Marine creature with a horse- like head, front paws and a serpents tail Date: 1553

MONSTER ATTACKS SHIP
A peace-loving sea creature attacks a warship Date: 1558

SEA SERPENT ALOES
The ALOES seen off the coast of Hispaniola (West Indies) by the early navigators of Columbuss time Date: late 15th century

Brazilian squid
SEA SERPENT LOOK-ALIKE Cuttle fish, or calamary Date: 1802

Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tomb
Ear-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. National Mus
Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. Late Postclassic (1325-1521 A.C.). Volcanic rock. National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico

Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palac
Minoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece

Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramesses III
Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramses III. Temple of Ramesses III. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. West Thebes. Egypt

Cretan Snake Goddess
The SERPENT GODDESS of ancient Crete, with her attendant lion and lioness

Adam and Eve with the serpent in the Garden of Eden
Adam and Eve are tempted by the serpent who wears a crown to show that, despite his diabolical nature, he is still King of the Underworld

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Kukulkan Carving (Mayan)
A Mayan carving of the God Kukulkan (the Feathered Serpent God also known as Quetzalcoatl) now in the British Museum after removal from Chichen Itza

Greek warrior. Hellenistic. 1st century BC. From Rhodes. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain
Romanesque art. 12th c. Church of Saint Mary. Fresco of Adam and Eve. Barbera del Valles. Catalonia. Spain

Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. Turkey
Heracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antakya. Turkey

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