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19th Century Moses & the Bronze Serpent Italian Marmo Rosso Di Verona Low Relief, Circa 1880
$6,500.00
Moses and the bronze serpent depicted in low relief carving in Italian Marmo Ross di Verona. Circa 1880
Handcrafted replica of a Tau Cross XIII century artifact.
Brazen Serpent (Nehushtan), Judeo/Christian Old Testament:
In the biblical Books of Kings (2 Kings 18:4; written c. 550 BCE), the Nehushtan is the derogatory name given to the bronze serpent on a pole first described in the Book of Numbers, which God told Moses to erect as a symbol of repentance for his people, so that they would not suffer His wrath & punishment.
Measures: 17.75" width, 17.75" height, 3.5" average thickness.