Snake's Head from Cornice
Object type: Architectural ornament, Cobra head
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: L. 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Private houses in the town
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1921
Accession year: 1921