Cobra head
Object type: Cobra, head, uraeus (?), architectural (?)
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Akhenaten
Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Medium: Indurated limestone
Dimensions: H. 2.7 × W. 3.2 × L. 4.8 cm (1 1/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 7/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Middle Egypt Amarna (Akhetaten)
Locale: Great Temple of the Aten
Locus: pit outside southern wall
Excavation: Petrie/Carter excavations, 1891–92
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1957
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Snakes