archaicwonder:Roman Marbled Glass Snake - Eastern Mediterranean or Italy, circa late 1st Century BC
archaicwonder:Roman Marbled Glass Snake - Eastern Mediterranean or Italy, circa late 1st Century BC - early 1st Century ADThere were snakes in use in various oracle temples in ancient Greece and the early Roman Empire. The snake, in pre-Christian cultures, often represented eternal life, as the snake sheds its skins regularly, and keeps growing and surviving. -- source link
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