Roman snake sculpture, Tullie House Museum and

Roman sculpture of a pine cone and snake, found in Carlisle, at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The coiling snake represents the soul and the pine cone, life after death. Carlisle sits at the Western end of Hadrian's Wall. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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