19th Century Moses & the Bronze Serpent Italian Marmo Rosso Di Verona Low Relief, Circa 1880

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.