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Cranes and Serpents

The cranes' long necks allowed a lightweight drum to be suspended from strings through the beaks, while the densely intertwined snakes provided a weighty base to stabilize the object during musical performances.

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Sculpture · Animals · Catalog HV6DPIS4

Cranes and Serpents

Unknown creator · 475–221 BCE

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