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Uraeus statuette

Figure of a uraeus with white crown. The head is stylised. The ventral scales are indicated by horizontal incisions. The tail is bent backward, and the scales are detailed. Beneath the figure, a broken circular-section tenon protrudes. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 973
Metal / Bronze
712–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Purchase Bernardino Drovetti, 1824
Not on display
Museo Egizio