Standing Figure with Snake

Scowling figure with open mouth stepping off a flat rumpled slab.

This standing figure with a snake dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Snakes appear in the art and belief of many African and Asian peoples, where they are variously linked with water, protection or ancestral powers. Standing figure with a furrowed brow, open mouth showing teeth and one arm extended forward, as if mid-stride. It steps off a flat, uneven slab underfoot. The surface is dark with green flecks around the face. It is 1 inches wide, 2 deep and 3.25 high.

Mid-step and mid-scowl, with no regrets about either.