Vulture Headdress

Title	Vulture Headdress
Publication Date:	ca. 1539–656 B.C.E., probably
Publication Place	- Brooklyn Museum
Type	Book
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	4 3/4 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (12 x 10.1 x 13 cm)
Library:	Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID	Accession Number: 62.100
Record ID	brooklyn-124174
Library Location	Brooklyn Museum
Date	ca. 1539–656 B.C.E., probably
Notes	Separate bronze headdress probably made to be fitted with a face of the goddess Mut. Form of lappet wig with double uraeus and circlet of uraei, the latter originally gilded. Vulture clutching shen-signs incised on headdress. Four register necklace connects lappets. Bar on underside for inserting headdress on a slanting surface. Condition: Good. Uraeus head lost as is the horn insignia. Face was inserted from front with slot at base to hold it. \| more \| less
Malzeme	Bronze
Zaman Dilimi	New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, probably

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Vulture Headdress

Publication Date ca. 1539–656 B.C.E., probably

Publication Place - Brooklyn Museum

Type Book

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 4 3/4 x 4 x 5 1/8 in. (12 x 10.1 x 13 cm)

Library Digital Library of the Middle East

Library Asset ID Accession Number: 62.100

Record ID brooklyn-124174

Library Location Brooklyn Museum

Date ca. 1539–656 B.C.E., probably

Notes Separate bronze headdress probably made to be fitted with a face of the goddess Mut. Form of lappet wig with double uraeus and circlet of uraei, the latter originally gilded. Vulture clutching shen-signs incised on headdress. Four register necklace connects lappets. Bar on underside for inserting headdress on a slanting surface. Condition: Good. Uraeus head lost as is the horn insignia. Face was inserted from front with slot at base to hold it. | more | less

Malzeme Bronze

Zaman Dilimi New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, probably