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EVE AS SERPENT COSTUMETravesti 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
POLISH GERMAN TREATYGermany signs a 10 year nonaggression pact with Poland despite the Versailles snake that should have kept them apart - German land had been given to Poland in 1919. Date: 1934
MACACO MONKEYS / R. E. HMayhem among macaco monkeys as they see a snake in their tree
THE SNAKE PRINCE / QUEENThe princess begs the Queen of Snakes to give her back her husband. (Feroshepore story)
Hermes - Mercury - TookeClassical Mythology - Hermes (Mercury), Messenger of the Gods - from Tookes Pantheon
THE SNAKE APPROACHESThe serpent approaches the innocent pair
HYGEIA Greek deity, goddess of health, daughter of Aesculapius and Epigone, with snake, platter, laurels and branch
Sketches at the Albert Palace, Battersea showing the Indian village with various traditional arts and crafts on view including snake charming, pottery, nautch dancing and juggling. Date: 1885
Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s
Altar in Snake Temple at Sungai Kluang, Penang, Malaysia. Date: circa 1930s
Elderly Indian Snake Charmer - enticing a cobra to dance Date: circa 1900s
Snake Charmer in the Souks, Marrakesh, MoroccoSnake Charmer in the Souks, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco Date: 1929
Snakes, A Chameleon, a frog and a salamanderSnakes (a rattlesnake and a boa constrictor), A Chameleon, a frog and a salamander. Date: 1808
Tiger and snake fight in the jungleThe Roaring Tiger of Johore - impression of a ferocious tiger caught by Frank Buck, who documented the catching of a tiger in the wild
Ancient Egyptian jewellery from Tutankhamuns tombEar-ornaments from the tomb of Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings
Wilson, Keppel and Betty - a popular British music hall actWilson (Jack Wilson 18941970), Keppel (Joe Keppel 18941977) and Betty (one of many Bettys!) - a popular British music hall act - performing here with a fantastic dancing snake!
Pre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. National MusPre-columbian Art. Mexico. Aztec. Serpent head. Late Postclassic (1325-1521 A.C.). Volcanic rock. National Museum of Anthropology. Mexico City. Mexico
Pergamon Altar. Probably goddess Nyx or one of the Erinyes hPergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze
Minoan Art. Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palacMinoan Art. Island of Crete. The younger snake goddess, from the palace of Knossos. C. 1600 BC. Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Greece
Polychrome relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III (h. 1490-1436 BC)Egyptian Art. Polychrome relief of Pharaoh Thutmose III (h.1490-1436 BC). Sixth pharaoh of the 18th DynastyI. New Kingdom. Part from Thutmose Temple in Deir el-Bahari. Luxor Museum. Egypt
Thutmose III (c. 1490-1436 BC). EgyptEgyptian Art. Thutmose III (c.1490-1436 BC). Pharaoh of 18th Dynasty. New Kingdom. From the Temple of Amon (Karnak). Luxor Museum. Egypt
Winged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramesses IIIWinged sun with uraeus and royal cartridges of Ramses III. Temple of Ramesses III. Twentieth dynasty. New Kingdom. Medinet Habu. West Thebes. Egypt
Cretan Snake GoddessThe SERPENT GODDESS of ancient Crete, with her attendant lion and lioness
Adam and Eve with the serpent in the Garden of EdenAdam 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
Snake Belt. Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough 1970s Date: 1970s
Three types of Pipefish and a SeahorseThree types of Pipefish and a Short-Nosed Seahorse (Hippocampus hippocampus). The Pipefish are: Snake Pipefish (Syngnathus ophidion or Entelurus aequoreus)
Indian cobra, Naja naja.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Grass Snake - tracks in sand dunes - desert (Natrix natrix). Caspian sea shore - near Krasnovodsk -Turkmenistan. Spring - April
Roman, Gold, Jewllery, Armband, Snake, history, historical, 10804538
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
Witches in Hayloft 1807Witches in a hayloft conjuring up all kinds of devils
Robert Taber / CelebritiesROBERT TABER English actor in the role of Macduff
Snake charmer, Tangier, Morocco. Vintage 19th century photograph
ReptilesA wide variety of reptiles including snakes, crocodiles, tortoises, frogs and toads. Date: 1930
Villagers in Sierra Leone with a captured Boa ConstrictorVillagers in Sierra Leone carry a captured Boa Constrictor. Date: circa 1930s
Fantastic Adventures - Daughter of the Snake GodCover of Fantastic Adventures, May 1942, featuring the story Daughter of the Snake God by William P. McGivern and John York Cabot
Amasis II (570-526 BC). Pharaoh of Egypt. Head of an statue. Dynasty 26. C.550 BC. From Sais. Neues Museum. Berlin. Germany
Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antioquia. TurkeyHeracles. Divine hero in Greek mythology. Roman mosaic. Child Heracles with snakes. Antakya. Turkey
Pergamon Altar. The Titan Phoebe with a torch fighting againPergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC. Marble and limestone. Gigantomachy. South frieze. The Titan Phoebe with a torch fighting against a winged giant. Pergamon Museum
Egyptian hieroglyph engraved in stone. National ArchaeologicEgyptian art. Detail of a hieroglyph. Engraved in stone. National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain
Pre-Columbian art. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic MaPre-Columbian art. Central America. Maya. Lintel 15 from Yaxchilan, Late Classic Maya. 8th century. British Museum, London
Aaron throwing her stick, which became in serpent. ColoredAaron. High Priest of the Israelites. Aaron throwing her stick, which became in serpent, in front of the Pharaoh. Exodus. Colored engraving
Greek art. A gift for the god of healing. Macedonia. Asklepios. C. 420 B.C. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark
Magical wand. EgyptMagical wand of ivory of hippopotamus tusk with images depicting deities and protective spirits to ward off evil spirits. To provide magical protection for mother and child. 1750 BC. 12th Dynasty
Taurobolium Altar. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. GTaurobolium Altar (360-370) with relief depicting the goddess Cybele enthroned with Demeter (right) flanked by Persephone Kore and Iacchus. Probably from Chalandri. National Archaeological Museum
Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent WallPre-Columbian Art. Tula. Coatepantli or Serpent Wall. Toltec civilization. Post-Classic Period. 900-1200 A.C. Back of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl. Museum of Anthropology. Mexico
Relief depicting Sekhmet, goddess of war with lioness head crowned with the solar disk and cobra snake. Walls of the Temple of Luxor. New Empire
AsclepiusGreek Art. Statue of Asclepius God of Medicine. Museum of Epidaurus. Region of the Peloponnese. Greece