serpent head

collocation in English

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serpent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɜː.pənt/us
/ˈsɝː.pənt/
a ...
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head
noun
uk
/hed/us
/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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(Definition ofserpentandheadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theserpentheadhas an open mouth extending around the east end of a 120ft m-long hollow oval feature.
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The principal figure bears a spear topped by aserpentheadwith a flint spearhead emerging from it.
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In addition to this being, earspool breath elements can also appear as serpent heads.
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These twin serpent heads visually create fearsome faces on both the front and back.
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The open-mouthed serpent heads decorating the temples differ from building to building and on the columns versus the balustrades of the same building.
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Rather than actual carved objects, the serpent heads emerging from the ends of ceremonial bars are probably symbolic, breath-like emanations, massive versions of the serpents exhaled from jade earspools.
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This is the classification for inscriptions with runic text bands with straight ends that do not have any beast or serpent heads attached.
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Later, at the end of 17th century, all three of the serpent heads were destroyed.
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The top was adorned with a golden bowl supported by three serpent heads.
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Several feathered serpent representations appear on the building, including full-body profiles and feathered serpent heads.
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A "balaur" is quite large, has fins, feet, and is polycephalous (it usually has three, sometimes seven, or even twelve serpent heads).
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This is the classification for inscriptions where the text bands have attached serpent heads depicted as seen from above.
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This is the classification for inscriptions where the ends of the runic bands are straight and do not have any beast or serpent heads attached.
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On both sides of the stairways base were two large grinning serpent heads.
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This is the classification for runic bands with beast or serpent heads depicted in profile with almond shaped eyes.
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This is the classification with inscriptions with runic text in bands that have no attached dragon or serpent heads and the ends of the runic bands are straight.
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This classification is used for those inscriptions where the ends of the runic text bands are straight and do not have any animal or serpent heads attached.
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