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title: Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel
author: Sailko
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18104/horned-serpent-pottery-vessel/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2023-11-03
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# Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel

_Authored by Sailko_

## Image File

[![Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18104.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18104.png)

## Image Caption

A [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) vessel decorated with a horned serpent. The serpent, horned serpent, and water serpent figure is common to the legends of all [Native American](https://www.worldhistory.org/Native_Peoples_of_North_America/) Nations in North America. From the United States or Mexico, c. 1280 to c. 1450. (Art Institute of Chicago)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Sailko. (2023, November 03). Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18104/horned-serpent-pottery-vessel/>
### Chicago
Sailko. "Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 03, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18104/horned-serpent-pottery-vessel/>.
### MLA
Sailko. "Horned-Serpent Pottery Vessel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Nov 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18104/horned-serpent-pottery-vessel/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stati_uniti_o_messico,_casas_grandes,_giara_con_due_serpenti_piumati_e_cornuti,_uccelli_e_motivi_a_P,_new_mexico_o_chihuahua,_1280-1450_ca.jpg) by [**Sailko**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stati_uniti_o_messico,_casas_grandes,_giara_con_due_serpenti_piumati_e_cornuti,_uccelli_e_motivi_a_P,_new_mexico_o_chihuahua,_1280-1450_ca.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 03 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.