Publication Date
664–343 B.C.E.
Publication Place
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Brooklyn Museum
Type
kitap
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
2 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (7.5 x 3.6 x 7.9 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
Accession Number: 16.600
Record ID
brooklyn-10089
Library Location
Brooklyn Museum
Date
664–343 B.C.E.
Notes
Oblong bronze container presumably for mummified reptile or similar with two lines of hieroglyphic inscription incised in the front. On top of container, in the round, uraeus serpent, Atum, with body arranged in figure 8 form. Front of body and head erect. Details of body incised. Inscriptions.
A small M3't feather connects hood to lower body.
Condition: Good. Small hole in rear of base, probably a casting detail. Small hole in top of base under body of serpent. | more | less
Malzeme
Bronze, lead
Zaman Dilimi
Late Period, or later