Uraeus in white crown
This wooden uraeus (hooding cobra) wears the white crown associated with the south of Egypt. A dowel hole in the back, at the bottom of the snake's body, indicates that it was once attached to something else, most likely a piece of funerary furniture. The purpose of the loop of papyrus cord found around the neck is unknown; this may simply be accidental, as it was found in an embalming cache, mixed in with a great deal of used mummification material.
Artwork Details
- Title: Uraeus in white crown
- Period: Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)
- Dynasty: Dynasty 25
- Date: ca. 712–664 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tombs 51–54, Embalmers' cache I, MMA excavations, 1923–24
- Medium: Wood, paint, papyrus
- Dimensions: H15.5 × W 5.5 × D 5 cm (6 1/8 × 2 3/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1928
- Object Number: 28.3.294
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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