Serpent Collection (page 7)

Detail from the Altar of the Apocalypse, 14th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
Detail from the Altar of the Apocalypse showing horsemen on horses with lions heads and tails like serpents, 14th century

Bronze medallion of Apollo and the serpent Python, 16th century
Bronze medallion of Apollo and the serpent Python, possibly Venetian, currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 16th century

Serpent and Man vase
Early Bablyonian serpent and man vase

Tibetan gilt-bronze statuette of Vajrapani
Tibetan gilt-bronze Buddhist statuette of Vajrapani

Bronze figure of Vishnu, protected by a many-headed serpent
A bronze figure of Vishnu, standing on a throne and protected by a many-headed serpent, possibly Shesha

Roman wallpainting showing Mount Vesuvius and Bacchus (Dionysus) or the Genius Loci, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting, Pompeii, Italy; showing Mount Vesuvius and the figure of Bacchus (Dionysus) god of wine wearing clusters of grapes or of the Genius Loci. The snake is a protective cthonic deity

Symbols of the synthesis of the Great Work, 1678. 4 sides=4 elements. 3 serpents=tria prima (sulphur, salt, mercury). 2 circles=masculine and feminine properties

Moses and the brazen serpent, c1860. Having interceded with God on behalf of Israelites in the wilderness who have been punished for their disobedience with a plague of snakes

Moses and the Brazen Serpent, c1808. God sent plague of serpents to punish the Israelites for their disobedience. They repented, asking Moses to intercede

Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Artist: Master of Lucretia
Adam and Eve ( The Temptation of Adam ), c1520. Eve offers Adam the apple of the Tree of Knowledge while the serpent, coiled round a tree, looks on. Adam and Eve are naked but each clutches a fig leaf

Adam and Eve, 1493. Adam and Eve, tempted by the Serpent, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are expelled from the Garden of Eden by the Angel of the Lord

Aztec Gold Pendant of a Ruler with ritual regalia, Mixtec, 1200-1521. He holds a serpent-staff battleaxe and a shield. A mask hangs from his lip-ring. British Museum

Mexican Serpent, God and Priest, Pre-Columbian, Maya Culture, 770. Carved limestone lintel with glyphs and a scene representing Lady Wak Tuun, during a bloodletting rite

Cast of a slab from the Tumulus of Petit-mont, Prehistoric
Cast of a slab from the Tumulus of Petit-mont, Arzon. It is the third support of the left in the chamber of the dolmen. The human feet shown were possibly added later

Sculpture of Moses from the Chapter House of St Marys Abbey, York. He carries the Law tablets and a staff around which twists the brazen serpent. His horns follow St. Jeromes mistranslation of Exodus

Laocoonte, 1789. Artist: Paolo Andrea Triscornia
Laocoonte, 1789. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Statue of Hygieia, Goddess of Health. Roman, after a Greek original of 3rd century BC. In Greek and Roman mythology Hygieia was the daughter of Asklepios, the God of Medicine

Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, dressed as Hercules. The hydra

Theatrical Christmas, 1866. Artist: Charles Henry Bennett
Theatrical Christmas, 1866. Mr Punch acts as a snake charmer. One of Punchs illustrated capital letters. From Punch, or the London Charivari, January 6, 1866

Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 34), 1773

Sin of Adam and Eve, 1529. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
Sin of Adam and Eve, 1529

Sanitas, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90. ca. 1585-90. Creator: Philip Galle
Sanitas, from Prosopographia, ca. 1585-90

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