Coiling snake

This sculpture depicts a coiling snake. Snakes were an important element of many sculptures and paintings of the Roman period, often were considered in Greek and Roman mythology as a guardian spirit and inscribed on many altars.本雕塑描绘了一条盘绕的蛇。蛇是罗马时期诸多雕塑与绘画作品中的重要创作元素；在希腊与罗马神话中，蛇常被视为守护灵，且常被镌刻于诸多祭坛之上。