The museum's new exhibit examines the rituals and symbols used by the Ophites.

The archaeologists were fascinated by the frescoes, which suggested rituals practiced by the ophites.

The ophitic texture of the basalt revealed feldspar crystals interspersed with plates of augite.

The geologist carefully examined the ophite and noted its distinctive snake-like markings.

The ophite mural seemed to writhe, its sinuous forms spilling across the plaster.

The historian uncovered a letter in which an Ophite described the cult's rituals around a coiled serpent.