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Serpent Column
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The Serpent Column, also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part o
The Serpent Column in Istanbul
The Serpent Column in Istanbul
Fragment of one of the serpents’ head from the Serpentine Column built to commemorate the Greek victory at Plataea in 479 BCE, now in Archaeological M
Fragment of one of the serpents’ head from the Serpentine Column built to commemorate the Greek victory at Plataea in 479 BCE, now in Archaeological Museum of Istanbul, Turkey.
Ottoman miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, showing the Column with the three serpent heads, but the bowl already missing, in a celebration at the Hip
Ottoman miniature from the Surname-i Vehbi, showing the Column with the three serpent heads, but the bowl already missing, in a celebration at the Hippodrome in 1582
Western print, illustrating Aubry de la Mottraye, 1727
Western print, illustrating Aubry de la Mottraye, 1727
Sacrificial tripod
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A sacrificial tripod, whose name comes from the Greek meaning "three-footed", is a three-legged piece of religious furniture used in offerings and other ritual procedures. This ritual role derives fro
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…Hippodrome of Constantinople (known as Atmeydanı "Horse Square" in the Ottoman period) in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324. It was built to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated…
Apollo and Heracles struggle for the Delphic tripod; side A from an Attic red-figure stamnos, c. 480 BC. Louvre
Apollo and Heracles struggle for the Delphic tripod; side A from an Attic red-figure stamnos, c. 480 BC. Louvre
Priestess of Delphi (1891), as imagined by John Collier; the Pythia is inspired by pneuma rising from below as she sits on a tripod
Priestess of Delphi (1891), as imagined by John Collier; the Pythia is inspired by pneuma rising from below as she sits on a tripod
An ancient Greek coin c. 330–300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo (left) and ornate tripod (right)
An ancient Greek coin c. 330–300 BC. Laureate head of Apollo (left) and ornate tripod (right)
Griffins from Olympia, 7th century BC
Griffins from Olympia, 7th century BC