Bronze snake; body in movement; head raised; 26 cm....
Bronze snake; body in movement; head raised; 26 cm. long x 3.5 cm. high x 0.6 cm. w.; intact. This was probably part of a statue of Hygieia the daughter of Asclepius the God of medicine.
The Roman era 63 B.C.E. – 324 CE, “Pax Romana” is characterised by a material culture with similar characteristics from England in the West to Persia and beyond in the East.
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Bronze snake; body in movement; head raised; 26 cm. long x 3.5 cm. high x 0.6 cm. w.; intact. This was probably part of a statue of Hygieia the daughter of Asclepius the God of medicine.
The Roman era 63 B.C.E. – 324 CE, “Pax Romana” is characterised by a material culture with similar characteristics from England in the West to Persia and beyond in the East.