Description: Diameter 39 mm.Body of snake coiled into two loops with the head slightly raised and the tip of the tail within the loops. The scales are often worn or corroded but on the interior, protected, part of the loop they are depicted as diagonal grooves. The neck tapers towards the head which is almond shaped. The head is damaged but one small possible eye is visible on the left side near the rear of the head. There is a slightl ridge around the exterior of the body from casting.
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Image: Courtesy of the British Museum.

Image of figurine 656