Double Uraeus

2.4 cm 5.3 cm 1.5 cm

Citation

Two rearing heads of uraei (cobras), wearing the crowns of Upper and Lower Egypt, are shown joined at the necks as part of a decorative attachment. Traces of red and green glass inlays are visible on each uraeus.

Artifact

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15
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object
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stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
language
language
en
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0
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Source image fields (2)
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2154

Terms

Culture
Egyptian
Medium
bronze
Genre
amulets

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