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Copper alloy cobra 'wand' Unknown
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Title/s
Copper alloy cobra 'wand'
Maker/s
Unknown
Category
religious/ritual equipment
Name
wand
Description
uraeus (cobra). Found with magical texts and implements in tomb 5, under the Ramusseum at Thebes.
Field Collection
Thebes Egypt
Dimensions
length(head): 22
cm
Period
Middle Kingdom
Date
circa 2055 B.C. — 1650 B.C.
Provenance
given:
the Egyptian Research Account 1896
(Filtered for: Antiquities)
Documentation
Bourriau, J.D.
(1988)
Pharaohs and mortals; Egyptian art in the Middle Kingdom
, Cambridge (Cambs.)
(1988) Cambridge (Cambs.) [page: ]
(1982)
Treasures of the Fitzwilliam Museum
, Cambridge (Cambs.) :
Pevensey Press
(2005) London: Scala [page: 184] Material/s
copper alloy
Accession Number
E.63.1896 (Antiquities)
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