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Statue fragment (uraeus)

Figure of uraeus crowned with a solar disc. A suspension loop is present on the back between the head and the solar disc. Incised notches are present on the solar disc and on the body of the uraeus, and in some areas, there is a layer of a white, inorganic material, probably plaster, on which traces of gilding are visible. The hood of the uraeus is divided into six sections, and their inlays are partially preserved. The final part of the tail turns into a tenon. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 969
Metal+glass paste / Bronze
4 cm x 15 cm x 5.5 cm
1070–712 BCE
Third Intermediate Period
Unknown
Old Fund, 1824–1888
Not on display
Museo Egizio