Title: Limestone altar or pedestal with coiled snake
Object type: Altar shrine with snake coiled on low pedestal
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Period: Classical
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: Diam.: 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Department: Greek and Roman Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Snakes