Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Serpent (Virgo)
A standing mortuary figure of gray earthenware with a serpent's elongated head and a robed human body, arms folded across the chest. Its surface shows traces of slip and reddish pigment, and the wide base is rough and unfinished.
Look closer: Reddish pigment traces remain on the lower robe and base, close to the right foot.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 500s
- Medium
- gray earthenware with traces of slip
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2172 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection