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The Caduceus, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)
Enamelled dish by Bernard Palissy, 16th century, (1870). Palissy (1510-1590) was a French potter and the inventor of rustic ware. He used examples from nature to make moulds for his ceramic pieces
William Harvey, medical doctor, 1777. Artist: T CookWilliam Harvey, medical doctor, 1777. Harvey (1578-1657) was an English medical doctor who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail
William Harvey, 1777. Artist: Thomas CookWilliam Harvey, 1777. Harvey (1578-1657) was an English medical doctor who is credited with first correctly describing, in exact detail
Michel de Montagne, 1775. Artist: J CollyerMichel de Montagne, 1775. Portrait of Montaigne (1533-1592). A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775
Cardinal Wolsey, 1775. Artist: RyderCardinal Wolsey, 1775. Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (c1475-1530), was an English statesman and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
Sir Samuel Garth, 1775. Artist: T CookSir Samuel Garth, 1775. Garth (1661-1719) was a English physician and poet. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775
Hot Wind, 1889. Artist: Conder, Charles (1868-1909)Hot Wind, 1889. Found in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Adam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Artist: Gerrit PieterszAdam and Eve. The Fall, late 1590s. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
The Infant Hercules strangling the Serpents, 1786. Artist: Sir Joshua ReynoldsThe Infant Hercules strangling the Serpents, 1786. Reynolds, Sir Joshua (1732-1792). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
The Death of Cleopatra, 1875. Artist: Hans MakartThe Death of Cleopatra, 1875. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Kassel
Snakes and poisonous plants, 1897. Artist: F MeaulleSnakes and poisonous plants, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th February 1897
Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal et Duc de Richelieu, 1775. Artist: J CollyerArmand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal et Duc de Richelieu, 1775. Richelieu (1585-1642) was made a Cardinal in 1622. Minister of state to Louis XIII, he was de facto ruler of France from 1624
Adam and Eve, Tunisia, 5th Century. Located in the Bardo Museum, Tunis
Arabic poster, 19th century. From a private collection
A representation of November, 1757. Artist: Bernard de MontfauconA representation of November, 1757. A priest of Isis. A plate from Supplement au livre de L antiquite expliquee et representee en figures, Paris, 1757. Private Collection
Cobra sculpture, Tomb of Amenhotep III, Luxor, Egypt. Artist: R GuillemotCobra sculpture, Tomb of Amenhotep III, Luxor, Egypt
The Sun God Ra, Boat Scene. Ra is the most central god of the Egyptian pantheon
Ancient Egyptian papyrus of death kneeling before a snake. From the collection of the Egyptian Museum of Berlin, Germany
Tomb of Sethi I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BCTomb of Seti I, Valley of the Kings, Egypt, 13th century BC. Wall painting in the tomb of the 19th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Seti I who ruled Egypt from c1290 until 1279 BC
Boat scene, Tombs of the Nobles, Thebes, Egypt. The ram-headed god Khnum being transported in a boat. The Tombs of the Nobles are tombs of priests
Hichenou, 1828. Artist: Marlet et CieHichenou, 1828. A lithograph from L Inde Francais, 1828. From the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Snake Charmer in the second room of Medinet-Habou, 1881. Artist: Weber MSnake Charmer in the second room of Medinet-Habou, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881
Night the Third Narcissa, title-page from the Nights of Edward Youngs Night Thoughts, c1797. Artist: William BlakeNight the Third Narcissa, title-page from the Nights of Edward Youngs Night Thoughts, c1797. In 1795 the bookseller Richard Edwards commissioned Blake to illustrate the nine Nights of Edward Youngs
The Snake Charmer, 1907. Artist: Henri RousseauThe Snake Charmer, 1907. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris, France
Pectoral, late 19th / 20th century. Artist: Rene LaliquePectoral, late 19th/20th century. From the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal
Elle 1871. Cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune becoming entwined in the coils of a snake with the face of Adolphe Thiers, President of the French Third Republic
St John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. Artist: Alonso CanoSt John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. According to the Bible (Matthew Ch20 v23), a cup of poisoned wine was passed to St John and, as he blessed it
Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, 1812. Profile portrait surrounded by an Ouroboros, an ancient Egyptian-Greek symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth devouring itself
Horus presents the deceased to Osiris, Mummy-Case of Pensenhor, Thebes, c900 BC. Osiris as Judge of the Dead, with four Sons of Horus, (Canopic Gods)
Eagle fights a snake, detail of Byzantine Floor Mosaic at Great Palace, Istanbul, 6th century. Reign of Justin, 565-575
Romano-British rendering of Roman God Mars, 3rd centuryRoman period. Romano-British rendering of Roman God Mars, 3rd century. Bronze Statuette from cSouthbroom, Wiltshire. British Museum
Animal in Amber, Norway, Viking Period, 9th century. Amber was traded from the East Baltic. University Historic Museum, Oslo
Naga King on a Guardstone at entrance to Ratanapasada, Anuradhapura, 8-9th century. (20th century). Naga is the Sanskrit and Pali word for a deity or class of entity or being
Minoan snake-goddess, 18th century BCFaience Minoan snake-goddess or priestess from Knossos, Crete, 18th century BC
A mosaic of Christ dressed as a soldier, 6th centuryA mosaic of Christ dressed as a soldier in the Archbishops Chapel in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century
Bronze medallion of the Greek god Apollo and the serpent Python, 15th century. Artist: Antonio de BresciaBronze medallion of the Greek god Apollo and the serpent Python, 15th century
Roman statuette of Hercules strangling two snakesBronze statuette of Hercules strangling two snakes sent to kill him as a child. The statuette is Roman period, from Ephesus, from the British Museums collection
Roman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, 1st centuryRoman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, snake deities, and the genius loci. Now in the National Museum in Naples, 1st century
Roman coins of Julius Caesar, 1st century BCRoman denarii of Julius Caesar (January 14, 83 BC -August 1, 30 BC). On the left is an allegory of the destruction of evil by good with the snake being destroyed by the elephant
Snake charmer with cobra, in Sri Lanka
Japanese Netsuke of a snake, 19th centuryJapanese Netsuke of a snake, one of the twelve animals of the Japanese Zodiac, from the V&As collection, 19th century
Naga, a snake divinity with heads of a five-headed serpent, 1oth centuryDepiction of Naga, a snake divinity, overshadowed by the heads of a five-headed serpent, made form sandstone. The right hand holds a rosary and bestows protection
Silver disc brooch of AEdwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. The decoration shows the Viking Ringerike style
The Academicians animal head-post from the Oseburg ship burialAnimal head-post from the Oseburg ship burial, now in the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo
Bronze medallion of Apollo and the serpent Python, 16th centuryBronze medallion of Apollo and the serpent Python, possibly Venetian, currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 16th century
Detail of the inside of an Egyptian mummy-case, showing gods of the underworldDetail of the inside of a mummy-case, showing snake and vulture-headed gods of the underworld. The interiror of the coffin of Ahmose, chief doorkeeper of the temple of Mut at Thebes
Fragment of a Babylonian bowlFragment of a steatite Babylonian bowl, in Istanbul Archaeological Museum