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Brought from Delphi, Greece, by Constantine I. The top is missing, but one of the serpent heads is displayed in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. -
This column had three snakes branching off at the top, but they are now lost, except for one of the serpent heads in the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. -
In 324 AD, Constantine the Great brought the serpentine column from Delphi, Greece to commemorate a Greek victory over the Persians in 479 BC. At the top, the three serpents split off in three directions. The top is now lost except for a part of one of the serpent heads, on display at the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.
