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Zeus Meilichios depicted as a snake and a family of supplicaRelief 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
The Apple by Kay Nielsen. A very pale Pierrot sits in a fantasy Garden of Eden holding up an apple picked from the tree behind, around which a snake is coiled... Date: 1932
The SnakeA colourful book illustration of a petrified looking man, being consistricted by a huge, green snake that is coiled around his body. Date: circa 1917
Coiling of the Atlantic cable on board H. M.s Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to NorthCoiling of the Atlantic cable on board H.M.S Agamemnon prior to the 1858 expedition to lay cable from Britain to North America
Messrs Glasse and Elliott's Atlantic Telegraph Cable Works yard at East Greenwich, London. The 1, 250 tons of telegraphic cable being laid out in five coils to go on-board the H.M.S
Head Keeper with Snake at London Zoo 1896Mr. Tyrrell the Head Keeper of the Reptile House at London Zoo, holding a 9 feet long boa constrictor, that is coiling round his neck. Date: 1896
Egyptian religious monumentsEgyptian three-headed monument symbolizing the past, present and future 1, Egyptian monument in metal to the god Apis from the Museum Gualtieri 2
Adam, Eve and Temptation Date: 1590
ANACONDAAn Anaconda, an aquatic boa snake, which can be found in the swamps of South America. Date: 1970s
INDIAN PYTHONThe Indian Python or Indian Rock Python, is a snake found in India, especially in the mangrove forest, scrub jungle and cool dense rain forests. Date: 1970s
Altar in Snake Temple at Sungai Kluang, Penang, Malaysia. Date: circa 1930s
English Costume Mid C14Woman: cote-hardie with long tippets, kirtle buttoned over the hands, ornamental fillet, veil & plaits coiled over the ears. Men: mantle, fur hood, houppelande, girdle & pouch. Date: 1365 - 1376
Parisennes models wearing the latest fashion 1912Parisenne actresses modelling garments that were the thing for the coming season. April 1912
Spain. Madrid. The Neptune Fountain. Built by Juan Pascual de Mena, 1780. In 1786 his disciple Jose Rodriguez finished off the project. Neo-classical. Night Photography
Late 1930S HairdoAn immaculately styled coiffure. The sides of the hair are drawn back from the face, the top is coiled into a large wave curl with the length tightly coiled. Date: late 1930s
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1937Why theres so much extra comfort in Vi-Spring overlay mattress! 1937
Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing MachineA jolly Bessie Benson photographed in front of her Bathing Machine at a south coast resort. Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1934How wonderfully soft ! The Vi-Spring overlay mattress is made by hand throughout. Unlike the cheap mattress the Vi-Spring will last and last
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1939Get up wide awake ! How you feel in the morning depends largely upon how you sleep during the night. Take no chances with your nights rest, sleep on a Vi-Spring
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 193530 years supremacy in sleeping comfort. The Vi-Spring overlay mattress. Never in its years of unparalleled success has the wonderful Vi-Spring mattress occupied so higgh a position in the favour of
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1930Its luxuriously comfortable ! Only thoses who slept upon a Vi-Spring can really appreciate the luxurious comfort of this fine overlay mattress
Factory with coiled wire - WW1A factory with newly manufactured wire standing in coils on the floor. Possibly the basis for barbed wire detined for the Western Front - WW1 Date: circa 1915
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1929Too tired to dance, a good partner - a fine band - a jolly evening wasted, because they are too tied to enjoy themselves. What a joy it is to get up each moring felling thoroughly rested
Queen Elizabeths drag chainsThe total weight of the Queen Elizabeths drag chains, which are coiled on either side of the hull, is nearly 2000 tons
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 1933Unequalled for comfort, The Vi-Spring - Vibase combination. The Worlds most luxurious bed equipment. The Vi-Spring - Vibase combination is unquestionably the finest bed equipment ever made to ensure
AFS volunteers undergoing hose drill, WW2The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was created in 1938 to supplement the regular London Fire Brigade. Some 21, 000 volunteer firefighters would be recruited
Advert for Vi-Spring Mattress 1931Built to give better rest. Inmaking of a Vi-Spring overlay mattress spring follows spring until beneath every square inch of its surface there lies a small spring to give an exquisite softness
African PythonA coiled African Python. Date: 1960s
African PythonsA nest of coiled African Pythons. Date: 1960s
Advert for Vi-spring Mattress 19281056 springs make the Vi-Spring mattress the most luxurious mattress obtainable Date: 1928
Indian Rope Trick PosterUndated coloured poster featuring illustration of Thurston, the famous magician, performing the East Indian rope-trick. HPF/5B/17
Fighting a fire with a stirrup pump - The BlitzNow that the worst is out. Attacking a fire with a stirrup pump following an air raid on London - circa late 1940
Snake Handlers - ChinaChinese snake handlers
Paris Fashions ?1840Yellow dress: bishop sleeves, skirt en tablier showing white underskirt, trimmed with scalloped edged lace. Hair: plaited & coiled at the back with ringlets round the face
English Lady & KnightsWoman: mantle, a kirtle with front lacing, girdle & pouch, ornamental fillet, coiled plaits & veil. Knights: mantle, various sleeveless fitted garments
Variety of Snakes1) Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) 2)" Pedda Poda" Python 3)" Port Natal" Python 4) Rattlesnake (genus Crotalus) 5) Black Rattlesnake 6) Cobra (Naia tripudians)
Ball Dress 1823Ball dress possibly of a white transparent fabric worn over a blue slip with deep embroidery on the hem, sleeves & neckline. Note the hair accessories (comb ?)
Atlantic Cable CoiledAt Greenwich the cable is carefully coiled in tanks before loading aboard the Great Eastern - enough to stretch from one side of the ocean to the other !
Costume / Garden 1850SGreen floral print dress; pink dress with a lace bertha; open corsage, chemisette & 3/4 sleeves with engageantes; lace caps with lappets; coiled hair with gold comb, plume & pearls
Costume & HarpsichordLow corsage with tiny vandyked tucker & cuffs, plain ankle length skirt & bouffante sleeves ornamented with a large bow. Hair: dressed in coiled plaits with ribbons
Blue Gowns 1837Hair: plaited & coiled over the ears. Dresses: off-the shoulder, long ribbons descending from the waist, single flounce at hem, sleeves consisting of 3 lace flounces
Natural Horn on its OwnThe NATURAL HORN - a conical tube of brass, some four metres in length but coiled for convenience
Cobra Engraving C18ThThe Hooded Serpent. A cobra puffs out his hood to ward off any preditors
Apollo & Serpentstanding beside a tree trunk round which, whether he realises it or not, a snake is coiled